ðə wˈeɪdʒᵻz pˈeɪd ɪn hɪz mˈaɪnz wɜː hˈaɪɚ ðɐn mˈoʊst ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪsᵻz, ˈɜːnɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ ɡˈʊd ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ hjuːmˈeɪn ɪn ɐ tˈaɪm wˌɛɹ ðə ɹˈɪtʃ wˌɜːnt kənsˈɜːnd ɐbˌaʊt ðə lˈoʊɚ klˈæsᵻz.
The wages paid in his mines were higher than most other places, earning himself a good reputation for being humane in a time where the rich weren't concerned about the lower classes.