, 1857-01-02

To Persons mailing Lsiisrs for CaIUoTRia and
hs TtTritoriss Of Warrington and Oregon ;-Thoc-
sands Of letters sent 10 the Pacitc coast become
dead letters. To remedy this evil, the Post once
Department, under the authority Of Congress, has
adopted auxiliary to its operations the follow
ing plan for simultaneously publishing at each aud
every post Office in the Pacific region, In list called
the ' pacihc Mail List )" the names of persons to
whom letters have bten sent by mail TO post Offices In
California aud the Territories Of Washington and
Oregon. By this SYSTEM letter may be sent 10 any
post Office In the Pacific region for person whose
location is unknown, save the mere igct That he is
sOmdrhcre in California or the Teiritfles II Oregon
and Washington " the letter be published In the
Pacific Mail LIST It's ultimate reception by the
person for whom II Is intended will Le rendered highly
probable To enable those who may desire to extend
to their Pacific correspondents the advantages thus
offered, the following inus' ration Is given
Suppos il is wished TO send 10 the Sacramento post
Office a letter for George Wilson who emigratod to
California from Pike county Missouri but II II feared
that he may have changed bis location and hence
not receive the letter In this cae direct the letter
TO George Wilson, (late Of Pike county. hissourtl
sacramento California. Then, In oIdcr 20 publish
the letttr In the Pacific Mail Lt ~ copy the address
of the letter upon piece or paper OF card and en-
close tie card, together with three-cent postage
stamp, In an envelope 10 the 3" Pncic Mail LIS" N.
Y. Deposit the letter usual In the mail for Cali
fornin, and at the time drop the envelope coi-
tanning the card 10 publish he kiteT In the mail for
New York. From the address on the card thus re-
ceiyed ut the New York post office. the name George
wilson, VIII he entered IN It's appropriate pace IN the
Pacific Mail List y which Is plinttd ard sent by
mail to each and every postmaster In California and
the Territories Of Oregon and Washington, and by
them posted in conspicuous place in their respective
offices. The st thus being distributed over the entire
Pacific region, George Wilson may at once learn from
II that letter fer him has been sent Ia the Sacramento
post Office. No person Of similar name will receive
the letter for tie address II points out that II Is
intended for George Wilson, late of Pike county Ms
souri, Thus MANY letters will be received that would
otherwise be transmitted to the deadlctter Office.
The envcInpes containing the advertising cards sent
to the " Pacific Mail List New York, pay postage
like ordinary mail matter, and must be prepaid. The
addresses Of letters copied the pieces Of paper
cards should be written in plain and distinct man
ner. The threecent postage stamp enclosed In the
envelopes defRy the expenses Of publication, and
must he pasted to the cards but simply enclosed
with them. In the absence Of postage stamps, three
cent coins may he substituted.
II is believed that this circular has been drawn mp
80 eNplicitely In require no explanations but
should this prove not 10 be the case po~tmasters will
take notice that all nterrugatohes mnst be addressed
to the Pacific Mail List, New York and not 10 the
department.
The first Of this series OF lists will accompany the
mail Of May 5th, and win be FORWARDED by each sue
OLIVER E. WOODS.