The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-02-26

To persons mailing Letters tor California and n. , Z
tories of Washington and oregon Thousands of letter
to the Pacific coast become dead letters. To remedy ~
the Post Office Department, under the authority of Consr@r +
adopted as an auxiliary to its operations the following ps
simultaneously publishing at each and every post oacat t
Pacific region, in a list called g Pacific Mail List" the r.r
lpersons to whom letters have been sent by mail TO post orr /
california and the Territories of Washington and Oregyn (
this system, a letter may be sent to any post Office in te D. I
region for a person whose location is unknown, save The : /
fact that he is Somewhere in California or the TerntaS i
Oregon and Washington If the letter be published in the D. l
Mai List, its ultimate reception by the person for whom
intended will be rendered highly probable. Toenable tls,T \
may desire to extend to their PacIhc correspondents the a7l
tages thus offered, the following Illustration is given:
Suppose it is wished 20 send TO the Sacramento post oFsI
letter for George Wilson, who emigrated to California from 81
county, Missouri, but it is feared that he may have changa
location, and hence may not receive the letter In this =
direct the letter to George Wilson, Gate of Pike county, MS1
Sacramento, California. Then, in order to publish the IusI
the Pacific Mail List, copy the address of the letter upn
piece of paper or card, and enclose the card, together viii
three-cent postage stamp, in an envelope to the Pacific NJ
Last, n. Y. Deposit the letter, as usual, in the mail for G
foruia. and at the same time drop the envelope. coat1iniHqa
card to publish the letter, in the mail for New York. Il,
the address on the card thus received at the New York postOss
the name, George Wilson, will be entered in its appropriate d.
in the Pacific Mail List, which is printed and sent by mail
each and every postmaster in California and the Territories
Oregon and Washington, and by them posted in conspeuG
place in their respective Offices. The list thus being distdfVs
over the entire Pacific region, George Wilson may at once lea,
from it that a letter for him has been sent to the Sacramer
post office. No person of a similar name will receive the lm
for the address on it points out that it is intended for Gm,
Wilson, late of Pike county, Missouri. Thus MANY letters v
be received that would otherwise be transmitted to the deal
letter office.
The envelopes containing the advertising cards sent tot
matter. and must be prepaid. The addresses of letters cqs
on the pieces of paper or cards should be written in a plain an
envelopes defray the expenses of publication, and must NOT
pasted to the cards, but simply enclosed with them. In the a
sence of postage stamps, three-cent coins may be substituted.
1t is believed that thiscircular has been drawn up so explicit
as to require no explanations but should this prove not t5
the case, postmasters will take notice that all interrOgators
must be addressed to the Pacific Mail List, New York, adu
to the department.
The first of this series of lists viii accompany the mail of Ma
9Th, and will be forwarded by each succeeding mail
OLIVER E WOODS