EXHIBIT 23(b)




                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the 
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Wells Fargo & 
Company for the registration of its debt securities and Preferred Stock and to 
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 23, 1996 with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of First Interstate Bancorp 
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended 
December 31, 1995 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



Los Angeles, California
August 19, 1996