As the Empire expands over the new continent it becomes obvious that Rome needs even more food.  My scouts have found a land that could easily become the breadbasket of Nova Roma, about the only place you cant farm is in the middle of the rivers. You are directed to found a city and send ample amounts of food to the east.  We will need wheat for Roman citizens, maize for our native auxilliaries, and beef for everyone.  There are 4 native tribes close to the eastern border of your new province.  The Oto, Omaha, and Ponca live close to the major river of the province while the more numerous Pawnee live farther out onto the Prarie.  All 4 are willing to live peacefully with you provided you treat them with respect.  The Sioux to northwest and their allies, the Cheyenne and Arapahoe, to their south consider the entire province as part of their hunting grounds.  The Comanche and Kiowa to the south have been known to raid this far north, while they might prefer Oto or Pawnee scalps they certainly wouldnt object to Roman scalps.  All of these tribes are capable of mounting massive raids so dont fault your defensive preparations.  Clay is present in the bottomlands, who knows the quality, Im told that a few iron veins are present in the province, you might be better served to buy iron from the Great Lakes provinces.  There are a few stands of trees near the rivers, mainly in the tribal land of the natives.  The river flowing from the west can be a major deluge in spring but during most of the year is little more than a wading pool, dont count on it to keep raids from crossing from north to south, especially further west.  While this is an agricultural province I expect all of my cites to represent the best of Roman civilization.

Reality:  Think of wheat as wheat, vegetables as maize and pigs as cattle.  The sheep are the buffalo that roamed these praries in reality.

