Portions of this news article are incorrect according to what I have been able to find out through my extensive research. All that is bolded and italicized is my emphasis for history that points to Grimes being the most important person on this expedition. Thus, the myth continues onward through time.

High on the summit of a mountain, in a region until lately rarely visited by man, lie the remains of all that was mortal of the ultimate pioneer of the greatest placer grounds ever discovered in this western country.

This man was George Grimes. When the mines in the norther part of the state began to lessen their yields, he, with a small party of kindred spirits, began a quest for further gold ground. This was in the early summer of 1862.

Making their way through eastern Washington and Oregon, the party worked through to the head of Mores Creek and began prospecting above the site of the present village of Pioneer. They worked their way well into the pass which now bears the name of its discoverer, where they began to strike rich prospects.

Shot From Ambush. During their journey into the pass, they had seen signs of Indians. They had come up through an Indian trail which crossed the mountains and continued through to Payette and Garden Valley. On the day he was killed, Grimes told the members of the party he had a presentiment he was going to meet his death. The members of the party went out to prospect and, on their way, an Indian, lying in ambush, shot Grimes.

Grimes was buried on the summit of the pass and the news brought to the settlements by the other members of the party during the fall, when they returned with the news that they had uncovered the richest placer ground they had ever heard of.

In September a party was organized at Florence to go into the basin. The leaders of this party were Jeff Standifer, Captain Bledsoe, and Lee Davidson. With them were about 100 men, the nucleus of what became for a time the greatest city in the west.

Many times the story of the discovery of George Grimes and his party has been told, the details substantially as related above. There is no disposition in any case to credit the discovery to any other than the leader of this party. Notwishstanding this, unmarked, except for a broken picket fence, lies the grave of this man who led the way to the section whose riches were so great as to be considered as fabulous by those who hear of them now and whose discovery was one of the greatest factors in the settlement and development of the state of Idaho.

Mecca for Tourists. With the construcition of the Intermountain railroad into this section, there is every reason to believe that it will become a resort for tourists. The grave of this pioneer undoubtedly, under those conditions, will be a mecca for sightseers and the feeling has come that it is time something was done in honor of his sacrifice. It is but a short distance from the road leading over the summit.

Frank R. Coffin, one of those who had a part in the stirring times following the discovery of the Boise Basin gold fields, has offered to head a subscription list with $25. Former Governor Hawley, another of the pioneers whose early life was passed in the mining camps, has offered his services as they may be acceptable to the cause.

The plan, as suggested, involves the erection of a simple coping around the grave, such a mark as the elements may not affect.