hɪz skəlˈæstɪk ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən wʌz kənfˈaɪnd tʊ ɐ fjˈuː tˈɜːmz ɪnðə nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ dˈɪstɹɪkt skˈuːlz, bˌʌt hɪz ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn wˈʊdkɹæft, ðə jˈuːs ʌvðə ɹˈaɪfəl ænd ˈʌðɚɹ aʊtdˈoːɹ spˈoːɹts wʌz bɹˈɔːd, lˈiːdɪŋ hˌɪm ɪn ˈæftɚ jˈɪɹz tə ðə bˈɪznəs ʌv dˈiːlɪŋ ɪn pɹˈɑːdʌkts ʌv ˈɪndiən skˈɪl, wˌɪtʃ ɡˈeɪnd hˌɪm ɐn ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ɐkwˈeɪntəns wɪð ˈɪndiən tɹˈaɪbz fɹʌm mˈeɪn tə ðə nɔːɹθwˈɛst.
His scholastic education was confined to a few terms in the neighboring district schools, but his education in woodcraft, the use of the rifle and other outdoor sports was broad, leading him in after years to the business of dealing in products of Indian skill, which gained him an extensive acquaintance with Indian tribes from Maine to the Northwest.