the Thoreau Log. 17 December 1853. Concord, Mass. Thoreau writes in his journal: While surveying for Daniel Weston in Lincoln to-day, saw a great many—maybe a hundred—silvery-brown cocoons, wrinkled and flattish, on young alders in a meadow . . . (Journal, 6:19) Log Index Log Pages Select... 1817-1832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862