Albury Aug 5/73
Baron V Mueller
Melbourne
Dear Sir,
By this post we forward to you a packet containing two different weeds and which certain prospectors tell us are a sure indication of a certain deposit in the earth's strata1 —
Knowing that you are a high authority on such matters we should be glad to know what they are & whether you think any particular endeavour is warranted in the neighbourhood of their growth —. Pray excuse the trouble we are giving you
Yours respectly
Heath & Blackwell
Andrew Heath and Richard Blackwell had applied for a mineral lease of 250 acres to search for tin (Ovens and Murray advertiser, 21 December 1872, p. 3). The request for M's advice may have associated with seeking tin deposits.
MS found with a specimen of Gompholobium confertum (MEL 264940). MS annotation by M: 'With Daniell[.] revolut[.]'.
Please cite as “FVM-73-08-05,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on