Landis, James M. Typed copy of letter written in Dec. 1880 by J.M. Landis, who filed as a squatter on present site of Glenwood Springs, ColoRADO. History of Garfield County (Scrapbook - microfilm) p.143 Sold land to the Defiance Town & Land Co. .for $1500 in 1880. COLORADO MAGAZINE v.23 #4 p.187 First white man to own land in what is now Glenwood Springs. History of Garfield County (Scrapbook - microfilm) p.11 Was one of the first settlers and his son was first child born in Glenwood. DENVER Times Dec. 11, 1900 p.3 c.4