Mail from one computer to another

Hi;
How do I move mail messages from one computer to another? Both are on 10.8.2? I thought I did it before by copying the Mail Folder (in the Libray Folder) from one machine to the other. But I can't seem to find the Mail Folder in that location.
What am I missing?
Thanks;
Chris

Actually, not all my old messages seemed to have been transfered. Even the ones that show up on the list pane cannot load in the reading pane.
Any ideas?
Chris

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