Central Overland California and Pike's Peak
Express (C.O.C. & P.P.) (1860-1861) - A mail, freighting and passenger
carrier between St. Joseph,
Missouri and Denver,
Colorado, it was also the
parent company of the
Pony Express.
Cheyenne & Black Hills Stage Line (1876-1886)
- More familiarly called the "Deadwood Stage," the route
operated between Cheyenne,
Wyoming to
Deadwood,
South Dakota.
Leavenworth & Pike's Peak Express Company (1859)
- Developed by W.H. Russell of the famous transportation firm of
Majors, Russell and Waddell, Russell wanted to serve the many prospectors
flooding the
Colorado Gold Rush. The line; however soon failed due to lack of
financing and frequent Indian attacks.
Holladay Overland Mail and Express Company
(1866) - Ben
Holladay
bought out the Overland Mail and Express Company
in 1866, but just months later, he sold it again to Wells
Fargo.
Wells, Fargo
and Company (1850-present) - The organization began when prosperous New
York businessmen, Henry Wells and William Fargo saw great
opportunity in the west after gold was discovered. The pair,
who had helped to found
American
Express
in 1850, officially created Wells Fargo & Co. on March 18,
1852 with two primary objectives – transportation and banking.
The firm survived through diversification and continues to
exist today.
Stagecoach.
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