Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-23

and resume their ocean dips. Long
Beach. on the Washington shore. is
another nearby resort which is highly
popular. Here also are cottages for
rent. Summer hotels abound at both
these seashore resorts. with the usual
round of hops" and other diversions.
Not Hot Anywhere.
But il is not necessary for the tour
ist to go to the seashore to cool of at
any time during the summer, Portland
being cool enough for all practical pur-
poses. There is no really hot month
here. Ever since the exposition open
ed the days and evenings have been
delightfully."- cool. People who go out
to the fair to spend the evening al
ways carry light wraps. Whether they
sit on the slope of Lakeview Terrace,
listening to the music by the Innes
band. or stroll through the Trail. tax
ing in show here and there, they
find no PAGES where it is too hot to be
comfortable. In some respects the
Trail is said to be warm" place, but
the adjective applies only to the
amusement attractions.
One of the most delightful of these
attractions for u summer evening, by
the way. is Bolossy Kiralfy's Carnival
of Venice" which opened last week
This is altogether an outdoor affair
People sit ON seats arranged i'm the
form of an amphitheatre. open to the
sky. Between the spectators and the
stage is a wide sheet of real water
from Guilds lake, upon which float
various Venetian craft that are used
during the course of the spectacle
The Trail has several outdoor attrac-
| tions, but the inner ones are not mar
red by excessive summer heat, as has
been the case at former eXpositions
Just TO show how cool Portland is
during June. it may be stated that the
| records of the weather bureau in Port
land, covering a period of SO years.
show a mean normal temperature of
G2 degrees.
The warmest June known in Port
land had an average temperature of
&C degrees. This was in 1889. The
coolest June was in 1893. when the av-
erage temperature was So. In SO years
there have been but two days in June
when the temperature reached 80.
These dates were June Il. 1876. and
June 20. 1904 In the same period
there were two June days when the
temperature went as low as 80 degrees
June 4, 1875. and June 6. 1889.
For 33 years the average rain in
June in Portland has been l. 10 inches
! and there was an average of 10 days
with precipitation of OF inch or
moro. The greatest June precipitation
4 ? %
-0S inch. in 1888 These figures clear
Portland of the suspicion of being 4
city of heavy rains.
Little Change In Summer.
For July and August the average
temperatures are but little higher than
| that of June Just now Portland il a
perfect bower of roses. 1t has been
estimated that at the present moment
no less than 100000 of roses are
blooming in this city. Roses are so
cheap here. on account of their abund-
ance. that anybody may have an arm
ful merely for the asking. People car
ry away bouquets of roses. presented
by the generous householders. which
would cost 50 anywhere east OF the
Cascade range. Roses that would
bring So a dozen In New York are Civ
en- away here by the bushel
! Many families are camping out in
tents on the glorious hills surround
/ ing Portland. In 4 park south of the
| city is a large G. 4. r. encampment.
open all the season. for the use of
Grand Army men and their families.
! The veterans are expected to furnish
/! their own Sleeping tents, but they have
the use OF the dining tent and the rest
/ of the camping outfit. and are warmly
welcomed by their comrades Of the
! Oregon G. a. r. department
But it is not necessary for family
TO camp out; that is simply a free
choice for those who Ike camp life.
! Portland is full of hotels and boarding
! houses. lodging houses and private
residences. most Of which are on the
outlook for guests at very reasonable
rates Although The fair attendance