text_original: Yet those well acquainted with his characteristics will, I think, agree with me that in intelligence and perhaps even in intellect he is not many grades in the process of evolution below man. [Illustration: Prospecting for Grub. From Scribner's Magazine.] About the middle of July, 1885, word reached me that there was considerable sign of bear "rooting" on some high mountain plateaus not many days' travel by pack train from my ranch.
text_transcription: YET THOSE WELL ACQUAINTED WITH HIS CHARACTERISTICS WILL I THINK AGREE WITH ME THAT IN INTELLIGENCE AND PERHAPS EVEN IN INTELLECT HE HAS NOT MANY GRADES IN THE PROCESS OF EVOLUTION BELOW MAN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF JULY EIGHTEEN EIGHTY FIVE WORD REACHED ME THAT THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE SIGN OF BARE ROOTING ON SOME HIGH MOUNTAIN PLATEAU IS MANY DAYS TRAVEL BY PACK TRAIN FROM MY RANCH
phonemes: jˈɛt ðoʊz wˈɛl ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪð hɪz kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks wˈɪl, aɪ θˈɪŋk, ɐɡɹˈiː wɪð mˌiː ðæt ɪn ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns ænd pɚhˈæps ˈiːvən ɪn ˈɪntəlˌɛkt hiː ɪz nˌɑːt mˈɛni ɡɹˈeɪdz ɪnðə pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌv ˌɛvəlˈuːʃən bᵻlˌoʊ mˈæn. [ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən: pɹˈɑːspɛktɪŋ fɔːɹ ɡɹˈʌb. fɹʌm skɹˈɪbnɚz mˌæɡɐzˈiːn.] ɐbˌaʊt ðə mˈɪdəl ʌv dʒuːlˈaɪ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, wˈɜːd ɹˈiːtʃt mˌiː ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl sˈaɪn ʌv bˈɛɹ "ɹˈuːɾɪŋ" ˌɔn sˌʌm hˈaɪ mˈaʊntɪn plætˈoʊz nˌɑːt mˈɛni dˈeɪz tɹˈævəl baɪ pˈæk tɹˈeɪn fɹʌm maɪ ɹˈæntʃ.