Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-25
oLIFToN.
A visit to Rio vista. the Home Of
Judge Lynch.

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correspondence OF the Cagottc.
CLIFTON, Tx, Dec -. Learning
that Judge Lynch, chief engineer Of
the Gulf, Colorado q Santa Fe railroad,
was at home, we started out this morn
ing to hts place in the face ri hrisE
norther Ia the hope Of dndinv some
thing Of interest for GAzsTTE readers.
We remember how faithless were the
efforts Of former reporter 10 obtain
some railroad news from the ublqul-
tuus engineer, hut euppOsing that he
| had come 10 pass the holidays at Rio
| VISTA and fiud recreation la the de-
iightful Surroundings there, we fiat
tered ourselves that we would find him
In communicative mood and by for
tuitous circumstances, purely, would
be able 10 get something Of interest for
the public but TO our disappointment
when we reached our destination we
learned that Judge Lynch bad only
pissed one day at home and was
again on the line Of the Santa Fe
somewhere But wedid not regret the
trip, for truly the magnificent view OF
the sufroni ding country which one
gets from Rio Vista will pay well for
he jauut. Judge Lynch purchased
the lands upOn which he has built his
comfortable country home from the
builders ~ the Santa Fee railroad, and
when we remember that he made the
sci, elton after an extensive trnvel
through the state In the employment
~ different lines OF railroad, we are
forced TO the conclusion that his lrct-
ton ~ "a desirable one, and To confirm
US In this opinion, u b. only necessary
TO visit the place
Rio Vista ia located two and three.
quarter miles north Of clifton on the
highlands adjoining the beautiful
Rusqus valley, and commands u SPLEEN
did view OF the Bnpque river aud its
tritu aries, from which situation the
name Is dtTiN ed. Standing upon the
front porch aud looking out
upon the scene. the beauu ful
valley lands present the appearance
OF "A pictured canvass rather than u
reality. Here are homea OF comfort
and COntentment, and fields as fertile
as those over which the Me annually
pours its tuIhid waterp. Looking TO
the weAt the valley oi Meridian creek,
Il tributary Of the Bosque, presents a
scene az once of beauty aud maEnifi-
c.nce. To the south one sees the
thriving village Of Clifton, with its
i've hundred busy people Through
this fertile valley IA far as the eye cat
/ see the Sau,a Fe railroad stretches out
ils iron arms toward the gulf Of Mex
leo Tue splendid and substantial
iron bridge stands In full view. and one
can distinctly see the trains pass over
Il on their outward journey. just
below the bridge, ana In full view
of IL, the builders are now engaged
upnn the suhstautisl structure which
Bosque county Ia having built across
he river here, THIS, with the one at
MERIDIAN, was located by Judge
Lynch and they aie being built under
mis- supervision, and he can but feel an
honest ana deserved pride when from
his porch at Rio Visa ne can look
upon these useful aud durable pass.
wave, Indicative at once OF public en-
terprise and engineering skill.
Mrs Lynch, 10 Nhom the Judge
leaves the entire control Of hi. inter.
eeta at Rio Vista, il n lady of fine sense
aud rare accomplishments She de.
lights in books, and has beena diipen,
student, especially Of the writer's ot
our own Southland, She Is attentive
20 The education OF her sons, and the
youngest at cur ltquest declaimed
rather Ryan's "Sword of Leen with
much force and life. Judpe
Lynch is truly cosmopolitan In
character. Coming to this country
from Cork, Ireland. since tho war.
his first professional woi K here was To
assist the United States engineers TO
prepare a thorough survey OF the field
OF Gettysburg for the instruction OF
students IN our national military
sohool
The gates are now closed IN
the temple of Janus, aud the field OF
blood where Pickett led hls hosts 10
death aud undying fame has become a
study for those who "in time Of peace
prepare for war;
Judge Lynch did his first work In
this etute IN tie Improvement OF out
Texas rivers, since witch time he has
been connected With railroads. nrlpcl-
paiiy the International 4 Great NORTH
ern aud the Santa Zee, OF which he IL
the present chief engineer,