Investigation Report

Location: Hotel St. Nicholas, Cripple Creek Colorado
Date: 25 March 2001
Personnel Participating: Cody Polston, Buck McCombs
Weather Conditions: Clear
Humidity: 32%
Geomagnetic Storm Activity: Quiet
Temperature: 36
Number of Photos taken: 109
Number with possible targets: 2
Average EM Readings: 4 mg
Average M fields Readings: 1 nt
Average E Field Readings: 1 vpm
Cold Spots detected: None
Hot Spots Detected: None
Olfactory Phenomena: None
Visual Phenomena: None
Type of Investigation: Ghost Hunt

All information and photos Copyright 2001 to 2005 by Cody Polston, Bob Carter and SGHA. All Rights Reserved.

Standing on a hill overlooking Cripple Creek, the Hotel St. Nicholas is a very imposing sight. It all began in 1893 when Sister Mary Baptist journeyed to Cripple Creek to open a hospital. The St. Nicholas hospital would be the end result of her efforts.

It was named in honor of Bishop Nicholas Matz who dedicated the hospital on the afternoon of May 15, 1898.
In 1902 an addition was made to the hospital to serve as living quarters for the Sisters.

Sections of the hospital were also used as a ward for the mentally ill. Several violent crimes and suicides have taken place within the hospital during the years.

The hospital closed its doors for the last time in the mid seventies. Then it stood empty for twenty years.

Reported Phenomena

The old morgue, a unnaturally cold room now used to store liqueur.

A ghost named "Stinky" haunts the back staircase.

Manifestations include a sewage like smell and a apparition of a miner with no upper body (possibly another spirit called "Boots")

The ghost of a little boy called Petey. He steals cigarettes and moves items about in the bar, although he has been reported in other areas of the hotel.

A bottle of Crown Royal Special reserve exploded in the bar.

Various apparitions in different locations of the building.

The Investigation

Initial Conclusions