Beginning at the northeast corner of township forty-one, range twelve, west; thence west with the township line between townships forty-one and forty-two to the middle of the main channel of the Osage River; thence up the same, in the middle of the main channel thereof, to a point where the township line between townships forty-one and forty-two crosses the same a second time; thence west with said township line to the southwest corner of township forty-two in range thirteen, west; thence north to the northeast corner of township forty-two, range fourteen; thence west by township line between townships forty-two and forty-three to the northwest corner of township forty-two, range fifteen; thence south to the southwest corner of said township and range; thence west to the northwest corner of section three, in township forty-one, range sixteen; thence south by subdivisional line to the point where the same strikes the Osage River; thence east with the middle of said river to the point where the same crosses the range line between ranges fifteen and sixteen; thence along said range line to where the same intersects the township line between townships thirty-nine and forty; thence east on said township line to the northwest corner of section five, township thirty-nine, range fifteen; thence south to the southwest corner of section five; thence east on section line between sections five and eight, one-half mile, to the quarter-section corner between said sections, thence south through the middle of sections eight and seventeen to the southern boundary of section seventeen; thence east one-half mile to the northwest corner of section twenty-one; thence south to the southwest corner of section twenty-one; thence east to the northwest corner of section twenty-seven; thence south on section line between sections twenty-seven and twenty-eight and thirty-three and thirty-four to the southwest corner of section thirty-four, and on township line between townships thirty-eight and thirty-nine; thence east on said township line to the northeast corner of section three, township thirty-eight, range fifteen; thence south to the southwest corner of section two; thence east to the southeast corner of section two; thence south to the southwest corner of section twelve; thence east to the southeast corner of section twelve; thence south on range line between ranges fourteen and fifteen to the southeast corner of section thirteen; thence east with subdivisional line to the southeast corner of section thirteen, township thirty-eight, range twelve; thence north by range line between ranges eleven and twelve to the place of beginning.