The county of McPherson is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of township seventeen, north, of range thirty, west, of the sixth principal meridian; thence north along the west boundary line of Logan County to northeast corner of township twenty, north, of range thirty, west; thence west along said township line to the northwest corner of township twenty, north, of range thirty-five, west; thence south on said range line to southwest corner of township seventeen, north, of range thirty-five, west; thence east along the north boundary line of Lincoln County to the place of beginning.