text_original: While Minnesota was a territory its western boundary extended to the Missouri river, and on that river, both east and west of it, were numerous wild and warlike bands of Sioux, numbering many thousands, although no accurate census of them had ever been taken.
text_transcription: WHILE MINNESOTA WAS A TERRITORY ITS WESTERN BOUNDARY EXTENDED TO THE MISSOURI RIVER AND ON THAT RIVER BOTH EAST AND WEST OF IT WERE NUMEROUS WILD AND WARLIKE BANDS OF SIOUX NUMBERING MANY THOUSANDS ALTHOUGH NO ACCURATE SENSES OF THEM HAD EVER BEEN TAKEN
phonemes: wˌaɪl mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə wʌzɐ tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi ɪts wˈɛstɚn bˈaʊndɚɹi ɛkstˈɛndᵻd tə ðə mɪzˈʊɹɹi ɹˈɪvɚ, ænd ˌɔn ðæt ɹˈɪvɚ, bˈoʊθ ˈiːst ænd wˈɛst ʌv ɪt, wɜː nˈuːmɚɹəs wˈaɪld ænd wˈɔːɹlaɪk bˈændz ʌv sˈuː, nˈʌmbɚɹɪŋ mˈɛni θˈaʊzəndz, ɔːlðˈoʊ nˈoʊ ˈækjʊɹət sˈɛnsəs ʌv ðˌɛm hæd ˈɛvɚ bˌɪn tˈeɪkən.