EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. of our report dated January
20, 1994 included in the 1993 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference into each
registration statement listed below of our report dated January 20,
1994 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Boatmen's
Bancshares, Inc. incorporated herein by reference in the Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1993.

FORM NO.
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S-3 33-50525 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

S-8 33-15714 1987 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan

S-8 33-15715 Amended 1981 Incentive Stock Option Plan

S-8 33-25945 Centerre Bancorporation 1983 Incentive Stock Option Plan

Centerre Bancorporation 1980 Stock Option Plan

S-8 33-25946 Centerre Bancorporation 1987 Stock Incentive Plan

S-8 33-50451 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for Employees

S-8 33-37862 Thrift Incentive 401(k) Plan

S-8 33-44546 1991 Incentive Stock Option Plan

S-8 33-46730 First Interstate of Iowa, Inc.

S-8 33-55186 Sunwest Financial Services, Inc. 1983 Incentive Stock Option Plan

S-8 33-55110 Sunwest Financial Services, Inc. 1987 Incentive Stock Option Plan

S-8 33-51635 First Amarillo Bancorporation, Inc. and Subsidiaries Incentive Stock Option Plan (Number 1)

S-8 33-51637 First Amarillo Bancorporation, Inc. and Subsidiaries Incentive Stock Option Plan (Number 2)

ERNST & YOUNG

St. Louis, Missouri
March 15, 1994