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St. James Hotel The St. James Hotel has a colorful history as a popular wild west saloon that did so well that its owner, Henry Lambert, eventually added guest rooms to create what was known at the time as the Lambert Inn. The old registry book is a who's who of famous wild west names, including Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Pat Garret, Buffalo Bill, Wyatt Earp, Kit Carson, Bat Masterson, Annie Oakley, and Doc Holliday, to name just a few. There was so little law and so much gunplay in those days that Lambert built the ceiling between his saloon and the rooms above extra thick so that people sleeping in the Inn wouldn't be killed by the gunfire from the saloon below. All told, a reported 26 people were killed within the walls of the hotel (26 is very likely a low estimate). With so many untimely deaths happening in one small space, it is no wonder that the St. James is considered a VERY haunted hotel today! Henry Lambert died in 1913 and his wife, Mary, died in 1926, after which the hotel was often abandoned and uncared for. In 1985, it was bought and reopened to the public. Ghostly activity has been reported since the re-opening and the staff is well-aware of the paranormal activity and will talk about it. They will also let you choose your room if the hotel is not too crowded. Ghost hunters will want to stay in the old hotel, not the new annex. Be aware that in the old rooms, there are no televisions, phones, or radios, which can be creepy by itself in this day and age. Room 18 is padlocked and nobody is allowed to spend the night there, due to a ghost who is apparently capable of hurting people. Rumor has it that when the room was for rent, people would die in it. Yikes! Management won't unlock the door for you, so don't push them on it. Room 17 is Mary Lambert's room. People often smell rose perfume in here, and if you open the window, Mary will make a tapping sound until you close it again. Others have seen a transparent figure of a woman in and around the room. This is a good room for EVP's, so bring a recorder. Jesse James always stayed in room 14. Cigar smoke and cold spots can be smelled and felt just about anywhere on the 2nd floor of the hotel, and the feeling of being watched is often reported. There are reportedly several spirits of children who run the halls and make noise, and many guests hear footsteps and conversations in the hallways, only to find that nobody is on the floor except them. Electronics such as cameras are often reported to malfunction here too, as with many haunted places. Even if not ghost hunting, a visit to the the St. James is a virtual step back in time to the wild, wild west. The old saloon is now the dining room, where you can still see something like 22 bullet holes in the tin ceiling. The bar is the same bar that Wyatt Earp and Jesse James bellied up to all those years ago. All in all, the St. James Hotel is an absolute must for serious and casual ghost hunters alike, as the chances of experiencing something paranormal here are about as good as it gets! St. James Hotel 
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