Surveys of old Ranchos

E_Page · Post by **E_Page** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:55 pm

The BLM in Sacramento should have all of those records. There are limited copies at State Lands, but BLM has the official and more complete records.

Steve Martin · Post by **Steve Martin** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:42 pm

Crisostomo Perez of the State Lands Commission put together a book called "Land Grants in Alta California" that may have some information that would interest you, including some "general instructions to deputy surveyors engaged in the survey of land claims that have been finally confirmed". It also has Case #'s, Volume & Page numbers for court cases, on all of the Ranchos in California. It was published by Landmark enterprises, so I would check with Paul Cuomo Press for availability.

Propst · Post by **Propst** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:44 pm

"Chaining the Land" by Bud Uzes has a great deal of general information on that subject and many others.
It is a treasure, if you don't have it in your library, get it.
CLSA sells it on this site.
The Perez book is EXCELLENT as well, they were selling it on eBay for less than $20 a few months ago, it may still be up there. Highly recommended.
Information specific to a Rancho Survey can be had from BLM as the others have said.
You will enjoy the Uzes and Perez books. Informative and entertaining!
All the Best,
Tom Propst
L.S. 6098, CFedS 1157

E_Page · Post by **E_Page** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:38 am

"Land Grants in Alta California" by Perez can be found here:

http://search.cartserver.com/search/sea ... rnia&go=GO!

If that link doesn't work for some reason, go to www.pcpressinc.com and search for it by title.

Ian Wilson · Post by **Ian Wilson** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:39 am

Sorry to jump in late, but I was in the desert west of Phoenix last week...117ºF on Wednesday.

W.W. Robinson, "Land in California", University of California Press, 1948, ISBN: 0-520-03875-4 is now in paperback and being reprinted. It's a great source of histoical information on land in California, including Ranchos.