The county of Butler is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of township 13 north, range 4 east of the sixth principal meridian; thence north to the northeast corner of section 1, township 16 north, range 4 east; thence east to the southeast corner of section 36, township 17 north, range 4 east; thence north to a point on the east line of section 12, township 17 north, range 4 east, said point being 3826.58 feet south of the northeast corner of said section 12; thence westerly along the approximate middle of the Platte River, as shown in a survey by Richard L. Ronkar and Marvin L. Svoboda, dated November 25, 2002, and described as follows, assuming the east line of said section 12 to have a bearing of N 02° 00? 09? W; thence S 87° 05? 20? W, 5303.84 feet; thence S 60° 42? 54? W, 3499.34 feet; thence S 51° 23? 46? W, 3119.84 feet; thence S 64° 51? 45? W, 3555.38 feet; thence S 89° 20? 58? W, 1647.52 feet; thence S 50° 34? 21? W, 6032.08 feet; thence S 41° 15? 33? W, 4659.91 feet; thence S 44° 39? 35? W, 4912.16 feet; thence S 86° 23? 58? W, 4230.37 feet; thence S 81° 25? 49? W, 2159.16 feet; thence S 87° 58? 51? W, 7158.93 feet; thence S 54° 23? 37? W, 9629.02 feet; thence S 44° 41? 16? W, 3006.31 feet; thence S 68° 04? 45? W, 2463.21 feet; thence S 55° 58? 42? W, 1719.30 feet; thence S 88° 24? 06? W, 3797.21 feet; thence S 70° 01? 06? W, 2615.16 feet; thence S 61° 41? 41? W, 2023.42 feet; thence S 75° 32? 12? W, 1889.81 feet; thence N 89° 21? 04? W, 2850.07 feet; thence S 69° 54? 10? W, 6774.29 feet; thence N 84° 47? 29? W, 1169.64 feet; thence N 55° 45? 56? W, 5076.04 feet; thence N 76° 22? 27? W, 1755.30 feet; thence S 74° 42? 27? W, 3647.51 feet; thence S 78° 13? 28? W, 3012.24 feet; thence N 88° 59? 00? W, 2383.36 feet; thence N 86° 01? 43? W, 5433.64 feet, to a point on the east line of section 1, township 16 north, range 1 east, said point being 3711.01 feet south of the northeast corner of said section 1 and proceeding westerly, assuming the east line of said section 1 to have a bearing of N 02° 06? 22? E; thence N 70° 23? 02? W, 3275.26 feet; thence N 45° 07? 33? W, 3033.40 feet; thence N 53° 29? 12? W, 3663.43 feet; thence N 73° 40? 09? W, 2182.88 feet; thence S 87° 03? 33? W, 2685.73 feet; thence S 74° 49? 57? W, 4926.62 feet; thence S 64° 42? 15? W, 5633.14 feet; thence N 70° 16? 39? W, 3725.32 feet; thence N 70° 17? 54? W, 5359.26 feet, to a point on the west line of township 17 north, range 1 east, said point being 904.43 feet north of the southwest corner of said township; thence south to the southwest corner of township 13 north, range 1 east; thence east to the place of beginning.

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