the town of garnet in montana was established in the 1860s by miners looking for gold and silver .
at its peaked there were about 1,000 residents , but garnet was ravaged by fire in 1912 and later deserted .
locals believe it is haunted with the spirits of former residents , especially children .
the u.s. bureau of land management is looking for workers to operate garnet as a tourist stop .
there is no electricity or plumbing , but they would be paid and given food and housing .
the blm was inundated with responses after an ad was placed in the local newspaper .