The basement cribs hosted cheaper transactions, often with higher-mileage hookers whose weathered edges were softened by the dark. A labyrinth of tunnels connected these cribs to many of Butte's upstanding businesses. The girls could charge a little more on the main level. Its larger rooms were connected by pocket doors, which could be opened to create larger parlors for parties and closed for intimate commerce. The upper floor was literally the top of the line, a comparatively luxurious retreat for the best girls and the best customers.
Skylights illuminate the open balcony off several large, well-furnished rooms and the madam's suite.
One bathroom has an antique tub big enough for two. And the ghost of a madam who killed herself is said to haunt these flats. In 1913, a one-story addition was built behind the Dumas. This old whorehouse has a few flaws, but they only add to its value. The basement floor sags when he walks over a secret tunnel from the respectable part of town.