Part Two – Volume One through Six
Private Land Claims by County
J. J. Bowden’s work was published in six volumes. Here, the volumes of his thesis are noted for reference only. To access the text of the private land claims within the chapters and volumes, simply click on the name of the County. You will open a page listing all the private land claims made within.
New Mexico
Chapter I, Vol 2 – Otero County
Chapter II, Vol 2 – Doña Ana County
Chapter III, Vol 2 – Sierra County
Chapter IV, Vol 2 – Socorro County
Chapter V, Vol 2 – Torrance County
Chapter VI, Vol 2 – Santa Fe County
Chapter VII, Vol 3 – Guadalupe County
Chapter VIII, Vol 3 – San Miguel County
Chapter IX, Vol 4 – Mora County
Chapter X, Vol 4 – Colfax County
Chapter XI, Vol 4 Taos County
Chapter XII, Vol 4 – Rio Arriba County
Chapter XIII, Vol 5 – Los Alamos County
Chapter XIV, Vol 5 – Sandoval County
Chapter XV, Vol 5 – McKinley County
Chapter XVI, Vol 5 – Valencia County
Chapter XVI (2)*, Vol 6 – Bernalillo County
Chapter XVII, Vol 6 – Grant County
*There are two Chapter XVIs in Bowden’s work: Valencia County in Volume 5 and Bernalillo County in Volume 6.
Colorado**
Chapter XVIII, Vol 6 – Las Animas County
Chapter XIX, Vol 6 – Bent County
Chapter XX, Vol 6 – Otero County
Chapter XXI, Vol 6 – Pueblo County
Chapter XXII, Vol 6 – Huerfano County
Chapter XXIII, Vol 6 – Costilla County
Chapter XXIV, Vol 6 – Alamosa County
Chapter XXV, Vol 6 – Saguache County
Chapter XXVI, Vol 6 – Rio Grande County
Chapter XXVII, Vol 6 – Mineral County
Chapter XXVIII, Vol 6 – Conejos County
Chapter XXIX, Vol 6 – Archuleta County
Arizona**
Chapter XXX, Vol 6 – Santa Cruz County
Chapter XXXI, Vol 6 – Cochise County
Chapter XXXII, Vol 6 – Pima County
Chapter XXXIII, Vol 6 – Yavapai County
Chapter XXXIV, Vol 6 – Yuma County
**These descriptions of Colorado and Arizona are not a part of Bowden’s work. Rather, they serve as substitutes for the county descriptions that the New Mexico State Historian has available for New Mexico counties. The private land claims described within these other states were once part of New Mexico or disputed borders of the Gadsden Purchase and, as such, are included within.