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LTHOUGH the Lewis and Clark Exposition will have many unique features, the one thing that will make it stand out as different from any other exposition that the world has ever seen will be the scenic attractions of the Exposition and of the city in which it is held. Without exaggeration we may say that certainly no other city in the United States is more beautifully located than Portland.

Standing on any of the heights which border the western side of the city, one may look upon a most inspiring and beautiful scene. The striking and unusual feature of the landscape about Portland is the sea of verdure-clad firs which stretches as far as the eye can reach. The crowning features of the landscape—valley, hills and plain—that greets the expectant eye of the sight-seer are the majestic peaks of five snow-capped mountains that rise above the distant mountain chain, clear and insistent. Whether, therefore, the