John I. Hastings, Silver Mine Manager and Early Silver City Figure
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Hastings served as the general manager of the Breman Silver Mine on Chloride Flat east of Silver City, overseeing production of over $1,000,000 in chloride silver from 1879 to 1883 [1].
Hastings, who managed the Breman Silver Mine on Chloride Flat, four miles east of Silver City [1]. The mine produced over $1,000,000 in chloride silver in four years, 1879–1883 [1]. The same source notes that Billy the Kid and his mother lived on the flat, linking Hastings to early local history [1].
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- Chloride_Flats (1878) ↗ · detailsChloride_Flats Notes: Back of the photograph reads: "Chloride Flat, 4 miles east of Silver City, N.M. Father John I. Hastings was General Manager of the Breman Silver Mine on this flat. Took out over $1,000,000.00 in Chloride Silver in fou…