ticed them. The vents rapidly [50] increased in number until there were scores of them over an area several acres in extent at the base of the irregular cone or upper slope of L' Echelle and the steam rising from them was distinctly visible from Pointe a Pitre. The vegetation of the area was killed by the escaping gases and their heat and much anxiety was felt by the inhabitants of the island lest the Grande Soufriere join in the devastating activity of Mt. Pelé and the Soufrière of St. Vincent. The area which was so active in 1902 still has many active small vents scattered over it. These are from one to three inches or more in diameter. Most of these