, 1857-03-13

To Persons milling Lettos for California and
DE Territories Of Washington and Oregon Thou
sands of letters sent to the Pacific coast Iecome
dead letters. To remedy tlis evil. the Post Office
Department under the authority Of Congress, has
adopted, as auxiliary to its operations, the follow
ing plan for simultaneously publishing at each aid
every post Office in the Pacific region, in list called
the NpaciiC Mail Listr the names Of persons 20
whom letters have been sent by mail to post Offices in
California ard the Territories Of Washington and
Oregon. By this system, letter may be sent to any
post Office in the Pacific region for person whose
location il unknown, save the mere fact that he is
sonieekert in California or the Territories Of Oregon
and Washington; it the letter be published In the
" paclc Mail LIST" It's Ultimate reception by the
person for whom is intended will be rendered highly
probable. To enable those who may desire to extend
to their Pacific Correspondents the advantages thus
offered, the following lcs'ratiOn is given:
Suppose it is wished to send to the Sacramento post
Office letter for George Wilson, Who cmigratCd to
California from Pike county Missouri but il Is ftared
that he may have changed his location, and hence may
not receive the letter. In this case direct the letter
to George Wilson, Gate Of Pike county, Missour)
Sacramento, California. Then in order to publish
the letter in the Pacific Mail List copy the address
of the letter upon piece Of paper card and en-
close tie card together with a three-cent postage
stamp, in an envelope to the Pacific, Mail List n
Y. Deposit the letter usual in the mail for Cali
fornia and at the same time drop the envelope con
thinning The card 10 publish the litter, in the mail for
New York. From the address on the card thus re-
eeiyed 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 aespcuoqs place in their respective
offices. The list thus being distributed over the entire
Pacific region, George Wilson may at once learn from
it that letter for hmh has been sent to the Sacramento
post Office. No person Of a similar name will receive
the letter, for the address II points ont that it is
intended for George Wilson late Of Pike county Mis-
souri,. Thus letters will be received that would
otherwise be transmitted to the dcad-leter Office.
The envelopes 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 three-cent postage stamp enclosed in the
envelopes defray 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 crcular has Jeen drawn up
so EXPLICITLY as to require no explanations but
should this prove not to be the case pOstmatets will
take notice that all mterogatores must be addressed
to the " Pacific Mail List, New York, and not to the
department.
The first Of this series Of lists will accompany the
mail of May 5th and will be forwarded by each sue
Cecding mail.
OLIVER T. WOODS