Richard E. Garland started his express in 1854, perhaps with a partner named Dean, to serve mining camps between Oroville and Quincy, California. His routes were expanded in 1864 to include service to Taylorsville and Crescent Mills. In the same year, he purchased J.P. Wharton’s Express serving La Porte and Gibsonville. One reference indicates he bought out Whiting’s Express in 1868. Garland sold out to Wells Fargo in 1872.

William T. Gibbs operated an express in an area around Georgetown, most likely running between Georgetown and Bottle Hill. He connected with Wells Fargo at Georgetown (and later at Placerville). The Western Living Center website notes that Spanish Flat was six miles from Georgetown on the stage road between Placerville and Georgetown.

Isaiah W. Gillpatrick advertised that he would run a daily express service through the use of the Steamer Parthenius. The express provided a service from San Francisco and the river ports of Vallejo, Benicia, Martinez, Black Diamond Landing, Pittsburg Landing, and Antioch. He also connected inland to the coal mining towns of Somersville, Nortonville, and Clayton, CA.

Very little is known about “Gray’s Cal Express”, other than it operated between San Francisco and Sacramento in the 1850-1851 period. Only five covers are known to survive from this early express: two examples having a manuscript 1.10 (express fee of $1.00 plus 10¢ US postage due), one example with a 2.00 manuscript, and the example below with no rate indicated.

George and Ridgely Greathouse started a pack mule line out of Shasta into Callahan in Aug, 1854. Hugh Slicer was added as a partner in late 1855, at which time the express extended from Yreka to Shasta. They exchanged express material with Wells Fargo at Shasta.

Thomas Greene formed his express line in 1864 to operate between Shasta and Copper City, California. His office is reported to have been located at Barber & Isman’s Saloon in Copper City.

Herman Greenhood and Joseph Newbauer started an express operation from a base in Weaverville in late 1856. They purchased W. F. Rowe Express in 1858, connecting with Wells Fargo at Marysville. Greenhood & Newbauer’s banking operation failed in Aug, 1867 taking the express operation with it. Grant I. Taggart’s stage operation between Shasta and Marysville took over the express business.

E. A. Green operated his express from Nevada City, providing service throughout the South and Middle Forks of the Yuba Rivers.

Gregory’s Atlantic & Pacific Express was founded by Joseph W. Gregory initially as an ocean-to-ocean express. His advertisement as “Gregory’s New York Express” of Apr 18, 1850 in Daily Alta California notes that he had secured W.S. Sloan to act as a messenger to New York. By August 1850, Hitchcock is listed as agent in New York City and on Oct 31, 1851, G. E. Clark is listed as an agent in Sacramento. His service eventually expanded within California to Marysville and his ocean service was advertised as the only express on the Nicaragua route. Gregory quietly sold his express business to Wells Fargo & Co. in 1852 and his last advertisement appeared in the Nov 20, 1852 Daily Alta California.

Formed in April 1866, this express operated from Nevada City to North Bloomfield, Lake City, Woolsey’s Flat, Moore’s Flat, and Eureka. It connected with Wells Fargo at Nevada City.