The county of Loup is bounded as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of township twenty-four, north, of range seventeen, west; thence west to the northwest corner of township twenty-four, north, of range twenty, west; thence south to the southwest corner of township twenty-one, north, of range twenty, west; thence east to the southeast corner of township twenty-one, north, of range seventeen, west; thence north to the place of beginning.