The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Botanic Garden, ¶ Melbourne, ¶ 5 November 1868. ¶ ¶ Recently, noble Sir, I had the opportunity of purchasing a fine series of copper ores from the new mine on York Peninsula, ¶ and I have asked my f...

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Sammlung Wachs, Nr 407, Akademiearchiv, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin. 68.11.05a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Friedrich Wöhler, 1868-11-05 [68.11.05a]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/68-11-05a>, accessed September 11, 2025

Bot Gart. Melb. 5/11/68.

Unlängst, edler Herr, habe ich Gelegenheit gehabt eine schöne Reihe von Kupfererzen aus der neuen Mine von York's Peninsula zu erwerben; und ich habe meinen Freund den Oberstudienrath Prof Dr Krauss in Stuttgart gebeten, sollte diese Sammlung wohlbehalten ankommen, einige der schönen u meist doppelt vorhandenen Erzstufen dem Cabinet, dem Sie so leuchtend vorstehen, zu überlassen.

Diese Erze unterscheiden sich in mancherlei Weise von denen der Burra Mine, die Ihnen wahrscheinlich vor Jahren, wie letztere so ergiebig war, zugegangen sind.

Bittend mich den wohlwollenden Herrn Prof Zachariae, Keferstein, Bartling & Grisebach freundlich empfehlen zu wollen bleibe ich Ihr Sie hoch Ehrender

Ferd von Mueller

Botanic Garden,

Melbourne,

5 November 1868.

Recently, noble Sir, I had the opportunity of purchasing a fine series of copper ores from the new mine on York Peninsula,

Mining of rich deposits of copper at Moonta and Wallaroo on the Yorke Peninsula, SA, began in the mid-1860s.

and I have asked my friend, Professor Dr Krauss in Stuttgart,

See M to Krauss, 7 October 1868.

if this collection arrives safely, to let the Museum which you so illustriously direct have some of the fine pieces of ore that are represented mostly in duplicate.

These ores differ in many ways from those of the Burra mine,

SA.

with which you were probably supplied years ago while the latter was so productive.

Asking that you would kindly commend me to the benevolent Professors Zachariae, Keferstein, Bartling, and Grisebach,

Keferstein, Bartling and Grisebach were all professors at Gottingen; Zachariae has not been identified.

I remain very respectfully your

Ferd. von Mueller.