Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-30 | Page 2 | Rice Defrauded of $30,000 in Weepah Boom, Nevadans Recall

Rice Defrauded of 3 in Weepah Boom Nevadans Recall TONOPAH Nov Nev Dec 29 AP AP- AP George Geors-e Graham Rice who was sentenced sentenced sen sea to prison In New York yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- for using the malls to defraud defraud de de- de- de fraud arid and who was once considered considered considered consid consid- ered one of ot the smartest tipsters inWall In InWall Wall Vall street played sucker here once for tor it was recalled to tod to- to d day y Rice was by two t young oung desert rats Into paying that sum for tOI a a. group s-roup of claims on which nothing of value was ever found i He was so badly sold on the claims claim during the Weepah boom that he spent searching for ore on the property which he bought from Frank rank Horton Jr and Leonard Leonard Leonard Leon Leon- ard Taylor discoverers of or the Badger er strike of oJ high hiS grade STade gold sold No one ma may ever know w what at Rices Rice's motives were In connection I with the Weepah discovery but he offered for the main property property property prop prop- erty adjoining that of the two boy I have thought prospectors He lie may I Ithe the boom was vas so well advertised that he be could make a stake of millions millions mil mu- lions out of it or he ma may have thought the Weepah district was sound and would enable him to re recoup recoup recoup re- re coup other losses Josses A friend said Rice Rico told him he ho wanted to see what a a. real mine looked like and never dreamed he would be stung dung by the two year 18 old desert rats Rice Rico at one time time- operated extensively exten exten- J In Utah