Arizona Charlie’s Promise

He said he’d go when the snow flew in Yuma…

When Wild West showman and shooter Arizona Charlie’s show biz days ended, he retired to Yuma. He survived an auto accident when he collided with a cactus. When friends cautioned him to be more careful, he replied, “It’ll be a snowy day in Yuma when they plant this old Hassayamper.” When he died on December 9th, 1932, it snowed an inch and a half in downtown Yuma. Old timers say it hasn’t snowed there since.