text_original: On the heights they found no sign either of animal or vegetable life  only rocks and gravel and sand of a brownish red, apparently uniform in composition. They took a few lumps of rock and a canvas bag full of sand back with them from the mountain side.
text_transcription: ON THE HEIGHTS THEY FOUND NO SIGN EITHER OF ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE LIFE ONLY ROCKS AND GRAVEL AND SAND OF A BROWNISH RED APPARENTLY UNIFORM IN COMPOSITION THEY TOOK A FEW LUMPS OF ROCK AND A CANVAS BAG FULL OF SAND BACK WITH THEM FROM THE MOUNTAIN SIDE
phonemes: ɔnðə hˈaɪts ðeɪ fˈaʊnd nˈoʊ sˈaɪn ˈiːðɚɹ ʌv ˈænɪməl ɔːɹ vˈɛdʒɪɾəbəl lˈaɪf ˈoʊnli ɹˈɑːks ænd ɡɹˈævəl ænd sˈænd əvə bɹˈaʊnɪʃ ɹˈɛd, ɐpˈæɹəntli jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm ɪn kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən. ðeɪ tˈʊk ɐ fjˈuː lˈʌmps ʌv ɹˈɑːk ænd ɐ kˈænvəs bˈæɡ fˈʊl ʌv sˈænd bˈæk wɪð ðˌɛm fɹʌmðə mˈaʊntɪn sˈaɪd.