text_original: It is surprising how few buffalo have been seen in midsummer, even by those most familiar with their haunts and habits. They wander about in small bands in such unfrequented country as the southern end of the Madison plateau, the Mirror plateau, and the head of Pelican Creek, and on the borders of that elevated table land known as Elephant Back.
text_transcription: IT IS SURPRISING HOW FEW BUFFALO HAVE BEEN SEEN IN MIDSUMMER EVEN BY THOSE MOST FAMILIAR WITH THEIR HAUNTS AND HABITS THEY WANDER ABOUT IN SMALL BANDS IN SUCH UNFREQUENTED COUNTRY AS THE SOUTHERN END OF THE MADISON PLATEAU THE MIRROR PLATEAU AND THE HEAD OF PELICAN CREEK AND ON THE BORDERS OF THAT ELEVATED TABLE LAND KNOWN AS ELEPHANT BACK
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ hˌaʊ fjˈuː bˈʌfəlˌoʊ hɐvbɪn sˈiːn ɪn mˈɪdsʌmɚ, ˈiːvən baɪ ðoʊz mˈoʊst fəmˈɪlɪɹ wɪð ðɛɹ hˈɔːnts ænd hˈæbɪts. ðeɪ wˈɔndɚɹ ɐbˌaʊt ɪn smˈɔːl bˈændz ɪn sˈʌtʃ ʌnfɹˈiːkwəntᵻd kˈʌntɹi æz ðə sˈʌðɚn ˈɛnd ʌvðə mˈædɪsən plætˈoʊ, ðə mˈɪɹɚ plætˈoʊ, ænd ðə hˈɛd ʌv pˈɛlɪkən kɹˈiːk, ænd ɔnðə bˈɔːɹdɚz ʌv ðæt ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾᵻd tˈeɪbəl lˈænd nˈoʊn æz ˈɛlɪfənt bˈæk.