Lewis Wilson Taylor started his express in early 1851 by running the 200 miles between Sacramento and Shasta, using river steamers to the extent possible. His first ad appeared in the Jun 3, 1851 Sacramento Union, noting that his semi- monthly express went via Marysville, Yuba City, and Hamilton City en route for Shasta. He connected with Henkle & Co.’s Express at Shasta and with Gregory’s Express at Sacramento. Taylor ceased operating his express in Apr, 1852, as competing express companies, including Adams & Co.’s Express, opened offices in Shasta. His last ad appeared Apr 28, 1852.

E. B. Thompson was the proprietor of this small express, which operated in Sonoma County from Jul-Oct, 1857. Thompson & Co.’s Express connected with Wells, Fargo & Co. at Petaluma. Edward Swift, who had been a messenger for Thompson, took over the route at the end of Oct, 1857, thereafter running Swift & Co.’s Express.

H. C Tickner purchased Prindle & Co.’s Express in May, 1866 and began operating his express from Yreka that ran to the mining camps along the Klamath River and the Scott River Valley. In Mar, 1869 Tickner expanded by purchasing J. D. Hickox express like from Yreka to Rough and Ready. In Feb, 1871, he sold his Scott Valley route to son, Walter A. Tickner, retaining his Scott River route. Robert A. Ward and A. B. Carlock purchased all of Tickner’s routes in Aug, 1872.

Wiley J. Tinnin and John W. Owens were the successors to Greenhood & Newbauer’s Express, as advertised in Oct, 1867. They operated from Weaverville to Shasta, connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co. at that point. Notice was made in the Weaverville Trinity Journal that Tinnin & Owen’s Express would end May 1, 1868. They were immediately superseded by Grant I. Taggart’s Express.

Alexander H. Todd and E. W. Colt formed Todd and Company’s Express following Benjamin L. Bryan’s departure from Todd & Bryan’s Express on Jul 13, 1850. E. W. Colt operated out of Stockton and served the southern mines through merchant agents, while A. H. Todd anchored the operation in San Francisco. They connected in San Francisco with Adams & Company and in Sacramento with Hawley & Company. Later, they also connected with both Freeman and Reynolds & Company in Sacramento. They extended a line, by steamer, to Portland and Oregon City and brought L. W. Newell into the partnership to work out of Sonora. The partnership disbanded in Oct, 1851 with Colt and Newell taking the Oregon California express operation, as Newell & Company. Todd then combined the remaining California operation with Reynolds & Company to form Reynolds, Todd & Co.’s Express.

Alexander H. Todd began operating as a one man express service in late July 1849, operating between San Francisco and Stockton and into the southern mines. He formed a partnership with Benjamin L. Bryan by the last week of Dec, 1849, adding E. W. Colt shortly thereafter. Todd & Bryans connected with Adams & Co.’s and Haven & Livingston’s expresses at San Francisco. Bryan sold out to his partners in July of 1850, at which time Todd and Colt formed Todd and Co.’s Express, operating over the same route.

Theodore F. Tracy established a number of express services operating from a base at Placerville, California. Tracy’s Carson Valley Express advertised in the Placerville Mountain Democrat from Jun 20, 1857 to Oct 31, 1857. By Dec, 1857, Tracy had sold the Carson Valley route to Richard Yarnold, based on newspaper reports. Tracy also partnered with J. I. Spear, Jr. and operated Tracy & Spear’s Express to the north and south of Placerville as early as Sep, 1857 based on newspaper acknowledgements. Tracy & Spear’s Express advertised in the Placerville Mountain Democrat from May 15, 1858 to Oct 9, 1858. Tracy then operated over those routes by himself, following Spear’s departure. And, from 1859 into the 1860s he was Wells, Fargo & Co.’s agent in Placerville.

In addition to running his Carson Valley Express, T. F. Tracy also partnered with J. I. Spear, Jr. and operated Tracy & Spear’s Express to the north and south of Placerville as early as Sep, 1857 based on newspaper acknowledgements. Tracy & Spear’s Express advertised in the Placerville Mountain Democrat from May 15, 1858 to Oct 9, 1858. Tracy then operated over those routes by himself, following Spear’s departure. And, from 1859 into the 1860s he was Wells, Fargo & Co.’s agent in Placerville.

James C. Truman began his J. C. Truman Express in January 1864 soon after arriving in San Francisco. He took Chapman as a partner on February 16, 1864 and after Chapman withdrew in 1865, he formed Truman & Co’s Express. It operated until 1868 from San Francisco to San Jose by rail and to Watsonville and Santa Cruz.