text_original: Previously I had used a 44 caliber Sharps, with a bottle neck shell holding 100 to 105 grains of the same powder with which a good many bears had been killed. No especial ball has been determined on as best for bear and elk and sheep.
text_transcription: PREVIOUSLY I HAD USED A FORTY FOUR CALIBER SHARPS WITH A BOTTLE NECK SHELL HOLDING A HUNDRED TO A HUNDRED AND FIVE GRAINS OF THE SAME POWDER WITH WHICH A GOOD MANY BEARS HAD BEEN KILLED NO ESPECIAL BALL HAD BEEN DETERMINED ON AS THE BEST FOR BEAR AND ELK AND SHEEP
phonemes: pɹˈiːviəsli aɪ hæd jˈuːzd ɐ fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ kˈælɪbɚ ʃˈɑːɹps, wɪð ɐ bˈɑːɾəl nˈɛk ʃˈɛl hˈoʊldɪŋ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ɡɹˈeɪnz ʌvðə sˈeɪm pˈaʊdɚ wɪð wˌɪtʃ ɐ ɡˈʊd mˈɛni bˈɛɹz hɐdbɪn kˈɪld. nˈoʊ ɪspˈɛʃəl bˈɔːl hˈæzbiːn dɪtˈɜːmɪnd ˌɔn æz bˈɛst fɔːɹ bˈɛɹ ænd ˈɛlk ænd ʃˈiːp.