▁Down s ▁and ▁catch ments ▁of ▁Corn ish ▁Creek ▁and ▁Alice ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Europe ans ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁area ▁were ▁the ▁expl or ers ▁William ▁Land s borough ▁and ▁Nathan iel ▁Buch an an ▁who ▁passed ▁through ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁Land s borough ▁named ▁the ▁area ▁Bow en ▁Down s ▁after ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Governor , ▁Sir ▁George ▁Bow en . ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁opened ▁for ▁settlement ▁and ▁the ▁pair ▁applied ▁for ▁the ▁le ase . ▁To ▁fin ance ▁the ▁station ▁Land s borough ▁and ▁Buch an an ▁formed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Robert ▁More head ▁and ▁Matthew ▁Young , ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Australian ▁In vest ment ▁Company , ▁and ▁Edward ▁Corn ish , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Land s borough . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁post ▁at ▁which ▁people ▁trav elling ▁further ▁in land ▁could ▁purchase ▁prov isions . ▁Nat ▁Buch an an ▁was ▁the ▁initial ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁that ▁was ▁stock ed ▁with ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁cattle . ▁The ▁property ▁occupied ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Ar am ac ▁Station , ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Bow en ▁Down s , ▁was ▁next ▁to ▁be ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁dr ought , ▁Buch an an ▁walked ▁off ▁Bow en ▁Down s ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁abandon ing ▁his ▁one ▁e