text_original: It soon became apparent that the outfit could not move straight to the objective point, and it became necessary to follow a trail down the Minnesota to Mankato and up the Watonwan in the direction of the lake, which was reached after one of the most arduous marches ever made by troops, on which for many miles the soldiers had to march ahead of the mules to break a road for them. The Indians, as we expected, were gone.
text_transcription: IT SOON BECAME APPARENT THAT THE OUTFIT COULD NOT MOVE STRAIGHT TO THE OBJECTIVE POINT AND IT BECAME NECESSARY TO FOLLOW A TRAIL DOWN THE MINNESOTA TO MANKEYTO AND UP THE WATON JUAN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LAKE WHICH WAS REACHED AFTER ONE OF THE MOST ARDUOUS MARCHES EVER MADE BY TROOPS ON WHICH FOR MANY MILES THE SOLDIERS HAD TO MARCH AHEAD OF THE MULES TO BREAK A ROAD FOR THEM THE INDIANS AS WE EXPECTED WERE GONE
phonemes: ɪt sˈuːn bɪkˌeɪm ɐpˈæɹənt ðætðɪ ˈaʊtfɪt kʊd nˌɑːt mˈuːv stɹˈeɪt tə ðɪ ɑːbdʒˈɛktɪv pˈɔɪnt, ænd ɪt bɪkˌeɪm nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə fˈɑːloʊ ɐ tɹˈeɪl dˌaʊn ðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə tə mæŋkˈɑːɾoʊ ænd ˌʌp ðə wˈætɑːnwən ɪnðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ʌvðə lˈeɪk, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɹˈiːtʃt ˈæftɚ wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ˈɑːɹdjuːəs mˈɑːɹtʃᵻz ˈɛvɚ mˌeɪd baɪ tɹˈuːps, ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ fɔːɹ mˈɛni mˈaɪlz ðə sˈoʊldʒɚz hædtə mˈɑːɹtʃ ɐhˈɛd ʌvðə mjˈuːlz tə bɹˈeɪk ɐ ɹˈoʊd fɔːɹ ðˌɛm. ðɪ ˈɪndiənz, æz wiː ɛkspˈɛktᵻd, wɜː ɡˈɔn.