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