text_original: There was nothing to the west of them until you reached the Rocky Mountains, and the nearest settlements on the north and northeast were on the Minnesota and Watonwan rivers, while to the south lay the small settlement on the Rock river, about forty miles distant.
text_transcription: THERE IS NOTHING TO THE WEST OF THEM UNTIL YOU REACHED THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND THE NEAREST SETTLEMENTS ON THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST WERE ON THE MINNESOTA AND WATAN JUAN RIVERS WHILE TO THE SOUTH LAY THE SMALL SETTLEMENT ON THE ROCK RIVER ABOUT FORTY MILES DISTANT
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈʌθɪŋ tə ðə wˈɛst ʌv ðˌɛm ʌntˈɪl juː ɹˈiːtʃt ðə ɹˈɑːki mˈaʊntɪnz, ænd ðə nˌɪɹɪst sˈɛɾəlmənts ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ ænd nˈɔːɹθiːst wɜːɹ ɔnðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə ænd wˈætɑːnwən ɹˈɪvɚz, wˌaɪl tə ðə sˈaʊθ lˈeɪ ðə smˈɔːl sˈɛɾəlmənt ɔnðə ɹˈɑːk ɹˈɪvɚ, ɐbˌaʊt fˈɔːɹɾi mˈaɪlz dˈɪstənt.