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16 of buildings is the Forestry Building, devoted to the exhibits of the Oregon Country and its great industry, the products of the forest. It is typical of its contents, constructed entirely of native products, mostly in the rough. The lower portion, or first story, is of huge logs, with the bark on, while the upper portion is covered with large sheets of fir bark. The roof is of split cedar shakes. On each of its long sides arise colonnades of immense fir logs, supporting an extensive loggia, or gallery; and the great overhanging roof, with its picturesque gables, contrasts markedly with the neighboring buildings. About the interior is a rustic colonnade of still larger and taller firs than on the exterior, supporting rustic balconies. It is a forestry exhibit in itself, in its simplest educational form.

At the far eastern end of the grounds is a building, second only in size to the Palace of Agriculture and the Manufactures Building, devoted to the exhibits of Machinery, Transportation and Electricity. This structure forms the eastern end of a large quadrangle, the sides of which are enclosed by various structures, including the Mining Building, devoted to one of the great industries of the West, the Festival Hall, devoted to the large gatherings, conventions, musical events, etc., coincident with an exposition of this character, and other minor structures. All of these buildings are of a character in keeping with the main structures.

After leaving the main buildings of the Fair proper, and directly north of the Middle Plaza, is the Terrace of the Lakeview Plaza, which is bounded with classic balustrades, and from which broad flights of steps descend to the band stand and the Esplanade on the lake front. The views from this terrace are magnificent, and not the least among them is that of the long bridge, with the magnificent Government Building in the distance. This bridge, with its approaches, is nearly half a mile long, and consists of a long line of arches, through which gondolas, launches and rowboats pass to and fro. During the evening thousands of electric lights cast their reflections in the placid waters below.

The main object of this bridge is to reach the peninsula, across the lake, on which is situated the Government Exhibit, consisting of a collection of most interesting buildings. The main building of this group, three acres in area, is sur-