FORWARDED BY BROWNS EXPRESS, MOSTLY SHARP BLUE DOUBLE LINED OVAL EXPRESS COMPANY MARKING, TWO STRIKES OF MATCHING '$1', USED WITH BLUE DOUBLE OVAL NEWELL & CO. EXPRESS, SAN FRANCISCO, EXPRESS COMPANY MARKING, USED TO 'MORMON GULCH, NEAR TUTTLETOWN CAL., LIGHT EDGEWEAR, STILL QUITE FRESH, ALMOST VERY FINE, VERY SCARCE, BROWNS EXPRESS HAD A ROUTE FROM THE SOUTHERN MINES TO STOCKTON CAL., WHERE THEY CONNECTED WITH NEWELL & CO. FOR SERVICE INTO THE NORTHERN REGIONS, OPERATED 1850-1855