466 The National Geographic Magazine 



Photo by Prof. A. Heilprin 



The Obelisk of Pelee 



Photograph taken from the crater rim on June 13, 1903, looking north-northwest. The 

 great puffs of steam issue from the contact zone between the obelisk and the "dome" (seen 

 in the lower part of the picture), which envelops its base. 



