text_original: The story was corroborated in a way that convinced me that it was true. They arrived on the 18th of March, completely worn out and snow blind. I at once made a requisition on Colonel Alexander, commanding at Fort Ridgely, for troops.
text_transcription: THE STORY WAS CORROBORATED IN A WAY THAT CONVINCED ME THAT IT WAS TRUE THEY ARRIVED ON THE EIGHTEENTH OF MARCH COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND SNOW BLIND I AT ONCE MADE A REQUISITION ON COLONEL ALEXANDER COMMANDING AT FORT RIDGELEY FOR TROOPS
phonemes: ðə stˈɔːɹi wʌz kɚɹˈɑːbɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɐ wˈeɪ ðæt kənvˈɪnst mˌiː ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz tɹˈuː. ðeɪ ɚɹˈaɪvd ɔnðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ ʌv mˈɑːɹtʃ, kəmplˈiːtli wˈɔːɹn ˈaʊt ænd snˈoʊ blˈaɪnd. aɪ ɐtwˈʌns mˌeɪd ɐ ɹˌɛkwɪsˈɪʃən ˌɔn kˈɜːnəl ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ, kəmˈændɪŋ æt fˈɔːɹt ɹˈɪdʒli, fɔːɹ tɹˈuːps.