On Feb 8th 1955 Madame Elenore Knott of the Dumas Brothel had made a decision to change her life.She had decided to run away with her lover and start a new life.Her lover was a married Butte business man. Elenore waited patiently with suitcase in hand but her lover never showed.--------------In the morning Elenore was found in room 19 of the Dumas Brothel, dead of an overdose of sleeping pills and alcohol.--Elenore's life had been very financally rewarding and she posesed a number of worldly goods including a nearly new Red Cadilliac Convertable,gold and diamond jewelry, much cash and a brand new Harley Davidson motorcycle that she had just bought. The motorcycle, she had told her friends ,was to put some fun into her life.------After her death, none of these things were ever found or reported to her estate! Since that time working girls of The Dumas have reported seeing the ghost of Elenore, suitcase in hand, walking the halls of the Dumas Brothel. No doubt still searching for her lover----I have encountered the spirit of Elenore many times since I purchased The Dumas in 1990.Elenore has also shown her presence to many visitors of The Dumas,but the most dramatic evidence is the appearence of Elenore in many photos taken in the Dumas.Paranormal Researchers have been to The Dumas and have concluded that there are at least two spirits in the building. The spirit of Elenore is helping me write a book (Venus Alley) aand invites you all to come to the Dumas and experince the spirits yourself!------Rudy Giecek
Recently while taking photos of the underground cribs beneath the Dumas Brothel, some strange apparitions appeared on the film! At the end of the hallway is the door to the main tunnels that connected subterranean Butte to the Red Light district.The photo shows two figures near the door and colored lights streaming from the doorways and ceiling! This one is really spooky! The woman is on the left. She appears to have a big hairdo or maybe a hat --.her arms are to her side.The man is a bit taller and is looking down at her. His hands are to his side and he has Two dollars in his hand!!-------(Just kidding about the two dollars)
Next I took this photo facing towards the steps that ascend to the Dumas brothel. One apparation appears to be heading to the stairs and the other seems to be standing near my left shoulder. This one makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
While filming "Lonesome Dove" in the Hills near Butte, Montana, Rick Schroder and Reese Witherspoon take a much needed break and Visit the Dumas Brothel. One of the first thing Rick said to me was--"Ya know what Mr. Giecek? I feel the presence of two spirits in this building!" Rick said that he was extremely sensitive to spirits because of something that happened to him when he was very young. He explained that while very sick in the hospital, an angel or a spirit visited him and helped him through his illness! Every since then he has been sensitive to the presence of spirits.
(These pictures added March 07th, 2001)Howdy -------Rudy found another tunnel! In the middle of the downstairs Hallway! His grandson Kevin took two pictures of him in the thing. The first one Rudy was standing on some rocks. A minute later he had Kevin move the light out of the way and he stood back a little further while Rudy got a little deeper with his head just sticking out of the floor.--As you can see by the second picture he's nowere in site! And there appears to be smoke or clouds or whatever it is. This one is really spookey!! Note that the ghost in this picture is in the exact same area of the hall as the above ghost photo!
Ghost orb photos taken on October 10th 2002. This is the first time I have seen these things show up on digital photos
There are many more Dumas Ghost photos in our files at the Dumas and you are welcome to visit us and take a look at them. For more information contact misterdumas@hotmail.com
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