Joseph R. English is thought to have operated English’s Express out of Nevada City between Moore’s Flat, Eureka South, and Emigrant Gap, connecting with Wells Fargo at Nevada City. Around 1864, English combined his express with that of L. H. Wells to form English and Wells 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.

The “Business Directory for the Pacific States and Territories for 1878” jointly lists for Hydesville “Bullard & Sweasey” as blacksmiths, and “T. W. Sweasy” (mispelled?) as running a livery stable. These occupations would be consistent with someone who had previously run an express service. No other information has been located on this apparently short-lived express.

Evans & Co.’s Jacksonville & Crescent City Express was apparently operated by Henry Evans and operated in 1862 and 1863. The route was between Crescent City, California and Jacksonville, Oregon as the name would imply.

Frank Darwin Everts operated Everts & Company’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 North Fork of the Feather River. 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). Indications are that he ran a mail listing through the post office at Marysville during this period. In May-June, 1852, he formed a partnership with John Adam Snell and the name of the operation was changed to Everts, Snell & Co. 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, G. O. 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.

Frank Darwin Everts, James St. Clair Wilson and most likely Frank’s brother, Henry, formed Everts, Wilson & Co. They operated daily from Rabbit Town (which became La Porte in Oct, 1857) and served the Gibsonville Ridge region and parts of Sierra County north of the North Fork of the Yuba River and south of the North Fork of the Feather River. Indications are that they ran to Marysville and connecting with Pacific Express until 1857 and with Wells Fargo thereafter. There are also indications that Everts, Wilson & Co. connected with Whiting & Company at Quincy. Its principal offices were 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.