http://www.sltrib.com Will Bagley, History Matters Published: 06/30/2002 Edition: Final Section: Utah Page: B2 Brigham Young’s 1847 pioneer company spotted its first buffalo herd on May 1, not far west of today’s Kearney, Neb. This vast assembly of American bison was enough “to astonish a man,” wrote Apostle Wilford Woodruff. “Thousands upon thousands would crowd together. …