Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-13
BouNpARrEs on THE coUSTlEs.

The different counties, so far as they are
made out by the Governor ::
Pierce County, is bounded as follows,
Commenting at the mouth Of the Weeping
Water on the Missouri; thence westward
w, along the South banks Of the same, 10
its head water; thence due west, 70 the
boundary Of lands ceeded to the United
States, Goo miles;) thence south twenty
miles, 10 the north line Of Forney coun-
ty, to Camp creek, and along the north
bank Of said creek, 10 the Missouri river,
and thence northwardly, along said Mis-
souri, river, TO the place Of beginning.
ForHsy County, vO-ua,--noins at tho
mouth of Camp creek; thence to the head
waters Of the same; thence due west, to a
point sixty miles from the Missouri river;
thence due south twenty niles thence
east, TO the head waters Of the Little Ne
maha river; thence along the north bank
Of said river, to the Missouri river, and
thence along the Missouri river, north, to
The place of beginning.
Washington County, commencing at a
point on the Missouri river, one mile north
of Omaha City; thence due west, 10 the
dividing ridge between the Elk Horn and
Missouri rivers; thence north westwardly
twenty miles, 10 the Elk Horn river;
thence eastwardly 10 a point on fhc Mis-
souri, river, two miles above Fort Call
houn, and thence southerly, along said riv-
er 70 the place Of beginning.
Dodge County, commencing at a point
on the Platte river, twenty miles west Of
Belleview; thence westwardly, along the
said Platte river, to the mouth Of Shell
creek; thence north twenty miles; thence
east, 10 the dividing ridge between the
Elk Horn and Missouri rivers, and thence
%,outherly, TO the place of beginning.
Burt County, commencing at a point on
the Missouri river, two miles above Fort
Calhoun; thence westwardIy, (crossing
the Elk Horn river,) 100 mics, TO the
west boundary OF lands ceeded to the
United States; thence Northerly, to Mau.
yaise river, and along the east bank OF
the same, 10 Eau Qul Cour, or Running
Water; thence easterly, 30 the Aaway
river, and along the south bank OF it, TO
lis mouth; thence %southerly, along the
Missouri river, to the place of beginning
Richardson County, commencing at the
Northwest corner of the half-breed tract;
hence westworily. along the south bank
OF the little Nemaha river; thence west
wardly, 10 point sixty miles west Of the
Missouri river; thence south, TO the 40.h
parallel (the boundary between Nebras-
ka and Kansas;) thence east, along said
boundary, 10 the Missouri river; thence
north, along the Missouri river and ives
ten miles, 10 the southwest corner Of the
half-breed tract, and thence northerly,
along the boundary Of said tract 10 the
place Of beginning.
Cas- County, commencing at the north
by the Platte river; east by the Missouri
river; south by the Weeping Water, to its
head waters; thence westwardly, 100
miles, or TO The west boundary Of lands
ceded 10 the United States, and thence
north, along said boundary, 10 the Platte
river.
Douglas County, commencing at the
mouth Of the Platte river, ihence north
along the west bank of the Missouri river,
10 a point one mile north Of Omaha City,
thence west along the south boundary OF
Washington county, twenty miles, thence
south ten miles, (more or less) to the
Platte river, aud thence cas-: TO the place
u beginning.