the Thoreau Log. 25 July 1855. Concord, Mass. Thoreau writes in his journal: That piece of hollow kelp stem which I brought from the Cape is now shrivelled up and is covered and all white with crystals of salt a sixth of an inch long, like frost . . . (Journal, 7:444). Log Index Log Pages Select... 1817-1832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862