[7] They travelled to Winnipeg by way of Chicago, from there they took a buckboard wagon west, pulled by oxen while a steamship carried their goods up the Assiniboine River.

[7] Captain Wood had heard of a man named Lang who told him the land at Plum Creek and the Souris River was a beautiful place to settle.

Wood, curious by this notion, hired a guide by the name of Bangs and they set out to see the area for themselves.

[7] This resulted in a 3-4 day round trip from their camp at Millford which is on the south bank of the Assiniboine at Treesbank.

[7] The Woods would build a shanty on the shores of Plum Creek that would serve as a landing place for many new settlers to the area.

He explored the area of Plum Creek at Souris, adventuring as far west as today's Gainsborough, Saskatchewan.

[7] Here they would travel the rough roads west by cart and storing their heavier goods until they could be shipped to the mouth of the Souris River when navigable.

[7] Many of the settlers were now arriving at the town from Brandon via the Canadian Pacific Railway rather than the Boundary Commission Trail located to the south.

[7] Sowden had originally chosen the Plum Creek site because he wanted to build a mill there and this he completed in those early years.

[7] As the grain became popular, local farmers would have to bring their wheat to Brandon or Alexander as there was no rail service in Souris.

As a result of this exceptional growth, the community was incorporated as a town in 1904 as the population neared a thousand people.

A dam lies at the east of town on the Souris River in order to maintain recreational usage water levels.

[9] Livestock is also important in the town's agricultural economic region with cattle, swine, and sheep being farmed commercially in the Souris area.

[13][14] A new swimming pool was constructed in 2010 and is located in Victoria Park, along with numerous walking trails and a bird sanctuary known for its flock of peacocks.