text_original: No especial ball has been determined on as best for bear and elk and sheep. With exceptional opportunities for several years past among all our big game, together with a careful study of the subject, based on a dissection of wounds made by different combinations of powder and ball, I think the 2 7/8 45 caliber shell, with 110 grains strong powder and a 340 grain express ball such as I use, the most destructive charge in all American rifles for bear, elk, and sheep.
text_transcription: NO ESPECIAL BALL HAD BEEN DETERMINED ON AS THE BEST FOR BEAR AND ELK AND SHEEP WITH EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEVERAL YEARS PAST AMONG ALL OUR BIG GAME TOGETHER WITH A CAREFUL STUDY OF THE SUBJECT BASED ON A DISSECTION OF WOUNDS MADE BY DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF POWDER AND BALL I THINK THE TWO AND SEVEN EIGHTHS FORTY FIVE CALIBRE SHELL WITH A HUNDRED AND TEN GRAINS STRONG POWDER AND THREE HUNDRED FORTY GRAIN EXPRESS BALL SUCH AS I USE THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE CHARGE IN ALL AMERICAN RIFLES FOR BEAR ELK AND SHEEP
phonemes: nˈoʊ ɪspˈɛʃəl bˈɔːl hˈæzbiːn dɪtˈɜːmɪnd ˌɔn æz bˈɛst fɔːɹ bˈɛɹ ænd ˈɛlk ænd ʃˈiːp. wɪð ɛksˈɛpʃənəl ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾiz fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz pˈæst ɐmˌʌŋ ˈɔːl ˌaʊɚ bˈɪɡ ɡˈeɪm, təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð ɐ kˈɛɹfəl stˈʌdi ʌvðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt, bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɐ daɪsˈɛkʃən ʌv wˈuːndz mˌeɪd baɪ dˈɪfɹənt kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃənz ʌv pˈaʊdɚ ænd bˈɔːl, aɪ θˈɪŋk ðə tˈuː sˈɛvən slˈæʃ ˈeɪt fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv kˈælɪbɚ ʃˈɛl, wɪð wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn ɡɹˈeɪnz stɹˈɔŋ pˈaʊdɚ ænd ɐ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ɡɹˈeɪn ɛkspɹˈɛs bˈɔːl sˈʌtʃ ɐz aɪ jˈuːz, ðə mˈoʊst dᵻstɹˈʌktɪv tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ɪn ˈɔːl ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹˈaɪfəlz fɔːɹ bˈɛɹ, ˈɛlk, ænd ʃˈiːp.