, 1856-12-26

To Persons mailing Lettsrs for California and
the Territories Of UidshiRgton aud Oregon Thou
sands Of letters sent to the Pacific coast become
dead letters. To remedy this evil, the Post Office
Department, under the authority Of Congress, has
adopted auxiliary to ts operations, tho follow.
ing plan for simultaneously Publishing at each and
every post Office in the Pacific region, In list called
the '' Pacific Nail List" the Hanes Of persons TO
whom letters have been sent by mail to post offices in
California and the Territories Of Washington and
Oregon By this system, letter may be sent to any
post office In the Pacific region for a person whose
location Is unknown, save the mere fact that he Is
soerhsrr in California or the Territories OF Oregon
and Washington IL the letter be published in the
" Pacific Mail List" its ultimate reception by the
person for whom il Is intended will be rendered highly
probable. To enable those who may desire 10 extend
to their Pacific correspondents the advantages thus
OIL, red, the following illustration Is given
suppose Il Is wished TO send TO the Sacramento post
office a letter for George Wilson, who emigrated to
California from Pike county Missouri, but Il Is feared
that he may have changed bis location, and hence may
not receive the letter In this case direct the letter
to George Wilson, (late Of Pike county Missoufi)
Sacramento, California Then. In order to publish
the letter in the Pacific Mail List copy the address
Of the letter upon piece Of paper or card and
close the card, together with three-cent postage
stamp, in envelope TO the "Pachc Mail List,n N.
Y Deposit the letter, usual In the mail for Cali
fornia and at the same time drop the envelope con-
tanning the card 10 publish tie litter in the mail for
New York From the address on the card thus re-
ccved at the New York post Office, the name George
Pacific Mail List" which Is printed and sent by
mail to each and every postmaster in California and
the Territories Of Oregon and Washington, and by
them posted In a conspicuous place in their respective
Offices The list thus being distributed the entire
Pacific region, George Wilson may at once learn from
Il that letter for him has been sent 70 the Sacramento
post Office No person Of similar name will receive
the letter. for the address Il points out that Is
intended for George Wilson, late VI Pike county, Ms
sonIi Thus MANY letters will be received that would
otherwise be transmitted to the deadletter oiice.
The enveIopes containing the advertising cards sent
to the Pacific Mail List" New York, pay postage
like ordinary mail matter and must be pre- paid The
addresses Of letters copied the pieces Of paper
cards should he written In plain and distinct man
ner The threecent postage stamp enclosed In the
envelopes defRy the expenses Of publication, and
must NOT be pasted to the cards but simply enclosed
with them. In the absence Of postage stamps three
cent coins may be substituted.
1t is believed that this circular has been drawn mp
80 explicitely as 10 require no explanations but
should this prove not to be the case, postmasters will
take notice that oil nterrogat0res must be addressed
to the Pacific Mail List" New York, and not to the
department.
mail Of May 5th, and will be forwarded by each sue
'''u"S ''" OLIVER E. WOODS.