MINE

A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores or other mineral substances are taken by digging. Webster; Marvel v. Merritt, 116 U. S. 11, 6 Sup. Ot. 207, 29 L. IDd. 550; Murray T. Allred, 100 Tenn. 100, 43 S. W. 355, 39 L. R. A. 249, 66 Am. St. Rep. 740. [s. 785]