, 1857-02-06

TO Persons mailing Letters for California and
the TerritOriss Of TYashington and Oregon Thou
sands Of letters sent to the Pacific coast become
dead Nuers. To remedy this evil, the Post Ofice
Department, under the authority Of Congress, has
adopted auxiliary to its operations the follow
ing plan for simultaneously publishing at each and
every post Office in the Pacific region in list called
the " Pacific Mail List" the names 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 person whose
location is unknown, save the mere fact that he is
somsiohere in California the Territories of Oregon
and Washington II the letter be published in the
Pacific Mail List" its ultimate reception by the
person for whom il intended will be rendered highly
probable. To enable those who may desire TO extend
to their Pacific correspondents the advantages thus
offered, the following illustration is given:
Suppose II Is wished to send to the sacramento post
Office letter for George Wilson. who emigrated to
California from Pike county Missouri but it Is feared
that he may have changed lis location, and hence may
not receive the letter. In this case direct the letter
to George Wilson, Qate Of Pike county, MissOur),
Sacramento, California. Then in order to publish
the letter in the Pacific Nail List copy the address
OF the letter upon piece Of paper card, and en-
close the cardr together with three-cent postage
stamp in an envelope TO the Pacific Mail Listr y.
Y. Deposit the letter, usGGi in the mail for Cali
fOrnN, and at the same time drop the envelope con
tanning the card TO publish tie iftsr in the mail for
New York. From the address on the card thus re-
ceNed at the New York post Office, the name, George
wilson, VIII We entered IN lts appropriate place IN the
=" 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 conspicuous 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 him has been sent to the Sacramento
post Office. No person Of a similar name will receive
the letter for the address 1t points out that it is
intended for George Wilson late Of Pike county Mis-
souri, Thus MANY letters will be received that would
otherwise he transmitted to the dead-letter 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 thIee-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 beNubstituted
1t is beleyed. nat this circular has been drawn up
so EXPLICITLY as to require no explanations but
should this prove not to be the case p6stmasters will
take notice that all nteogatories must lie 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 5lh, and viii be forwarded by each sue
ceeding mail.
OLIVER E. WOODS.