, 1857-01-16

To Persons mailing Lsifos for California ana
the Territories Of WG5hington and Oregon Thou
sands Of letters sent TO the Pacific coast LecOmS
dead letters. To remedy this evil, the Post once
Department, under the authority Of Congress, ha,
adopted, as an auxiliary to ts operations, the follow
ing plan for simultaneously publishing ut each and
every post Office in the Pacific region In list called
the " Pacific Mail LiS,' the names Of persons tC
whom letters haye been sent by mail TO post Offices IL
California and the Territories of Washington and
Oregon. BY this system, letter may be sent 10 any
post oliee In the Pacific region for a person whose
location Is unknown, save the fact that he il
sOmetehere In California or the Territories Of Oregon
ard Washington II the letter be published in the
p" Pacific Mail List" It's ultimate reception by the
person for whom 1t is intended will be rendered highly
probable. To enable those who may desire 10 extend
to their Pacific correspondents the advantages thus
offered, the following illustration is given
Suppose II Is wished 10 send 10 the Sacramento posi-
Office letter for George Wilson, who emignted tO
California from Pike county, Missouri, but It s feared
that he may have changed his location and hence may
not receive the letter In this case, direct the letter
to George Wilson, (late Of Pike county Missouri)
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 en-
close The card, together with a thrCe-cent postage
stamp, In an envelope to the "pacifc Mall Llstr n.
Y. Deposit the letter usual, In the mail for Call
forna, and at the same time drop the envelope con-
New York. From the address on the card thus re-
ceived at the New York post Office, the name George
Wilson, will be entered IN its appropriate place in The
' Pacific Mail List" which is printed and sent by
mail 10 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 list thus being distributed over the entire
Pacific regioR, George Wilson may at once learn from
It that letter for him has been sent 10 the Sacramento
post Office. No person Of similar name will receive
the letter for the address Il points out that it Is
intended for George Wilson, late of Pike county, Ms
souri, Thus MANY letters will be received that would
otherwise be transmitted TO the deadletter office.
The envelopes containing the advertising cards sent
10 the Pacific Mail List" New York, pay postage
like ordinary mail matter and must be prepaid The
addresses df letters copied on tho pieces Of paper OF
cards should be written in plain and distinct man
ner, The threecent postage stamp enclosed In the
envelopes defray the expenses OF publication, and
must be pasted to the cards but simply enclosed
with them. In the absence Of postage stamps three
cent coins mny be substituted
Il is believed that this circular has been drawn up
% EXPLICITLY rs TO require no explanations hut
should hs prove not To he the case postmasters will
take notice that oil nteogatories must be addressed
to the Pacific Mail Lis, New York, and not to the
department.
The first Of this series Of lists will accompany the
mail Of May 9th, and will be forwarded by each sue
ceeding mall.
OLIVER E. WOODS.