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Judging by the name, Wells-Fargo was once a stagecoach

stop. Judging by the name, Wells-Fargo existed only because Sil-

ver Reef, the only silver mine of its kind in North America, needed

supplies as much as it needed to ship the silver it mined out of the

valley.

It was late in the afternoon when JD Milazzo and Falcon

arrived. On their way back from an aborted trip to Bryce Canyon,

a sign by the side of the road led them first to a "colonial cemetery"

near the silver mine, and then, almost accidentally to the remains of

Wells-Fargo.

When JD and Falcon were there, a few ruined buildings ac-

companied one or two that had been rebuilt. A general store of sorts

and a restaurant marked the place where the stage coach depot had

once thrived. Now only minutes from Interstate 15, Wells-Fargo

and Silver Reef are largely hidden from most travelers and even

from people living just a few miles away. Silver Reef, as it now ex-

ists, is like many communities we have found in Nevada and Utah.

A hand full of homes, a few dirt roads, not much else. On the far

side of the small town, they ventured into the Dixie National Forest

and then on to Wells-Fargo.

In his "Behind the Scenes" interview, Francois DeWynter

talks with Falcon about the events of that day and how these photos

came to be created.
Largely a collection of broken walls, Wells-Fargo rests unnoticed.

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