In mining law. A superficial deposit of sand, gravel, or disintegrated rock, carrylng one or more of the preclous metals, along the course or under the bed of a water-course, ancient or current, or along the shore of the sea. Under the acts of con-gress, the term lncludes all forms of mineral deposits, except veins of quartz or other rock in place. Rev. St. U. S. § 2329 (U. S. Comp. St 1901, p. 1432). See Montana Coal A Coke Co. v. Livingston, 21 Mont. 59, 52 Pac. 780; Gregory v. Pershbaker, 73 Cal. 109, 14 Pac. 401; Freezer v. Sweeney, 8 Mont. 508, 21 Pac. 20
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
