Beginning in the middle of the main channel of the Osage River, where the range line between ranges fifteen and sixteen intersects the same; thence up the Osage, to a point where the northern line of section thirty-six, township forty, range seventeen intersects the same; thence west with the subdivisional lines to the middle of the main channel of the said Osage River; thence up said river to a point where the range line between ranges nineteen and twenty intersects the same; thence south with said range line to the southwest corner of township thirty-seven, range nineteen, west; thence east with the township line between townships thirty-six and thirty-seven to the top of the ridge dividing the waters of the Dry Auglaize from the Wet Auglaize; thence southeast on the middle of said ridge separating the waters of the Wet Auglaize from Bear Creek to a point where the top of said ridge bears in a northeasterly direction; thence in a northeasterly direction on the middle of said ridge until it strikes the range line between ranges thirteen and fourteen; thence north with the said range line to the northeast corner of section twenty-four, township thirty-eight, range fourteen, west; thence west with the subdivisional lines to the southwest corner of section eighteen of said township; thence north on the range line between ranges fourteen and fifteen to the northeast corner of section thirteen, township thirty-eight, range fifteen; thence west to the northwest corner of section thirteen; thence north to the northeast corner of section eleven; thence west to the northeast corner of section ten; thence north to the northeast corner of section three, and on township line between townships thirty-eight and thirty-nine; thence west on said township line to the southeast corner of section thirty-three, township thirty-nine, range fifteen, west; thence north on section line to the northeast corner of section twenty-eight; thence west to the northeast corner of section twenty-nine; thence north to the northeast corner of section twenty; thence west on section line one-half mile to the quarter section corner between sections seventeen and twenty; thence north through the middle of sections seventeen and eight to the north boundary of section eight; thence west one-half mile to the northeast corner of section seven; thence north to the northeast corner of section six; thence west to the southwest corner of section thirty-one, township forty, range fifteen, and thence north along range line between range fifteen and range sixteen to place of beginning.