text_original: Casey and his comrades had slow work of it going westward, as it was necessary to repair the track and at the same time to keep vigilant watch for the Sioux. They expected the regular train from the east to overtake them, but did not even see its smoke.
text_transcription: CASEY AND HIS COMRADES HAD SLOW WORK OF IT GOING WESTWARD AS IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE TRACK AND AT THE SAME TIME TO KEEP VIGILANT WATCH FOR THE SIOUX THEY EXPECTED THE REGULAR TRAIN FROM THE EAST TO OVERTAKE THEM BUT DID NOT EVEN SEE ITS SMOKE
phonemes: kˈeɪsi ænd hɪz kˈɑːmɹædz hæd slˈoʊ wˈɜːk ʌv ɪt ɡˌoʊɪŋ wˈɛstwɚd, æz ɪt wʌz nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə ɹᵻpˈɛɹ ðə tɹˈæk ænd æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm tə kˈiːp vˈɪdʒɪlənt wˈɑːtʃ fɚðə sˈuː. ðeɪ ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ tɹˈeɪn fɹʌmðɪ ˈiːst tʊ ˌoʊvɚtˈeɪk ðˌɛm, bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt ˈiːvən sˈiː ɪts smˈoʊk.