Scratched twice Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
A server told the Las Vegas Sun in 2021 she had been "scratched twice by ghosts," and the paper said lore holds that former prostitutes from the mining days haunt the saloon. Source: Las Vegas Sun, 2021.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The Las Vegas Sun reported in 2021 that the saloon opened in 1913, and that Clark Gable waited there in January 1942 for news of Carole Lombard after a plane crash on Potosi Mountain (Las Vegas Sun, 2021).
Ghost stories
These are reported legends, not verified events. The creepiness score (1–5) is Spook Atlas's own editorial rating, not a measurement.
Then and now
Public access
Open to the public It is an operating saloon open seven days a week (Pioneer Saloon). Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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