Joseph Randall English was the proprietor of English’s Express, having purchased the route from Nevada City to Washington, Omega, and other points on the Washington Ridge from J. S. Dewey Mar 1, 1864. He connected with Wells, Fargo & Co. in Nevada City. In July, 1865 he expanded his route to the Bear Valley region (South Fork of the Yuba River) at which point he connected with Organ & Tibbetts Express. J. R. English operated his express until Feb, 1866 when he sold out to Robert Wallace Latta, who ran Latta’s Mountain Express over the same route. English then purchased Jeremiah G. Philip’s interest in Philip & Gregory’s Express and joined with John S. Gregory to form Gregory & English’s Express.

Colonel James M. Estill made a single round-trip on the Oregon-to-California Trail between Weston, Missouri and Pacific Spring, in the Sweetwater River Valley of present day Wyoming. His idea was to promote a transcontinental express service in lieu of the US mail by collecting the mail along the emigrant trail for a fee of 50¢ per letter. Estill reportedly deposited 4000 letters into the US mail system at Weston, Missouri on Aug 16, 1850. Only a handful of Estill Express covers are known to survive, all sent collect 10¢.

Eureka Express operated between the north and south forks of the Yuba River from a base at North Bloomfield, serving the Eureka Mining area. They connected with Wells Fargo at Nevada City and North San Juan.

Bullard & Sweasey were blacksmiths and in the livery business in Hydesville according to an 1878 business directory. Prior to that, they ran “Bullard & Sweasey’s Hydesville and Eureka U.S. Mail and Express Line” between Eureka and Hydesville, with intermediate stops at Table Bluff, Eel River and Rohnerville. Based on known advertisements, their express operated at least from Feb, 1871 to Feb, 1873.

Frank Darwin Everts operated Everts & Co’s Express from the Central House Ranch, about 12 miles northeast of Marysville. He served the Gibsonville Ridge region and parts of Sierra County north of the North Fork of the Yuba River and south of the South Fork of the Feather River. By Oct, 1850, he was associated with Solomon Walbridge and David Martin, the “& Co” of the company. In September of 1851, the Central House Ranch building was destroyed by fire and all of Everts’ mail listings were lost.   The office was moved to the Eli Lester Rabbit Creek House at Rabbit Creek (renamed Rabbit Town and finally La Porte in Oct, 1857).   It is not known when Everts association with Walbridge and Martin ended. But, in March, 1852 the earliest advertisement for Everts, Snell & Co. Express appeared in the Marysville Herald, indicating his partnership with John A. Snell. Various other partnerships followed until on Sep 1, 1862 the routes and possibly all of the express business were sold to Holland, Morley & Co.

Frank D. Everts had numerous business partners during his time in the express business:

F. D. Everts & Co. changed to Everts, Davis & Co. in May, 1855 and used Rabbit Creek or Rabbit Town (name changed to LaPorte in Oct, 1857) as their center of operations. The partners in this business were Frank D. Everts, Henry C. Everts, Guyan Irvin Davis, James St. Clair Wilson, and M. W. Hannon. During this period, the express served the Gibsonville Ridge region and the area north of the North Fork of the Yuba River and south of the North Fork of the Feather River. They connected at first with Pacific Express in Marysville and later, it is believed, with Wells Fargo.

W.Hannon left the former partnership after only about two months, after which Frank Darwin Everts, James St. Clair Wilson, and Henry Everts formed Everts, Wilson & Co. They operated daily from Rabbit Town (which became La Porte in Oct, 1857) and served the same areas as the predecessor companies. They operated to and from Marysville and connecting with Pacific Express until 1857 and with Wells Fargo thereafter. They also maintained connections with other express companies, as well as depositing letters into post offices. Everts, Wilson & Co. had primary offices at Marysville, Rabbit Town or La Porte, Gibsonville, Saint Louis and Nelson Creek. On Sep 1,1862 the routes and possibly all of the express business were sold to Holland, Morley & Company.