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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 1O-K/A
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

[X]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998

                                       OR

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES 
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION

      PERIOD FROM ______________ TO _______________

                         Commission file number: 1-11748

                       EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)


           Delaware                                    36-7034603
(State or other Jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                     Identification No.)


                         Bank of Montreal Trust Company
                        C/O Harris Trust and Savings Bank
                        311 W. Monroe Street, 12th Floor
                             Chicago, Illinois 60606
                     (Address of principal executive office)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (312) 461-4662
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


                                                     NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE
    TITLE OF EACH CLASS                               ON WHICH REGISTERED
    -------------------                              ---------------------
Units of Beneficial Interest                        New York Stock Exchange


           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      None

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days:  Yes [X]   No [ ]

    Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

    The aggregate market value of the 5,900,000 Units of Beneficial Interest in
Eastern American Natural Gas Trust held by non-affiliates of the registrant at
the closing sales price on March 17, 1999 of 13 15/16 was approximately $82
million.

    As of March 17, 1999, 5,900,000 Units of Beneficial Interest in Eastern
American Natural Gas Trust were outstanding.

    Documents Incorporated By Reference: None.

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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Report on Form 10-K/A amends the signature page of the original Report on
Form 10-K and the date of the Report of Independent Auditors attached as Exhibit
B to the original Report on Form 10-K. The Report on Form 10-K initially did not
contain a date on the signature page. The correct date for the signature page is
March 31, 1999. The Report of Independent Auditors initially was dated March 18,
1999. This date was incorrect. The actual date of the auditors' opinion letter
was March 22, 1999.


                                   SIGNATURES

                  PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO
BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED ON
THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL 1999.


                                   EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST

                                   By: Bank of Montreal Trust Company, Trustee


                                   By: /s/ ROBERT D. FOLTZ
                                   Name:   ROBERT D. FOLTZ
                                   Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

      The Registrant, Eastern American Natural Gas Trust, has no principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or principal
accounting officer, board of directors or persons performing similar functions.
Accordingly, no additional signatures are available and none have been provided.