22. Began to Grind Sand in my Mill the Water being let in upon the Fore Bay.
Dry sand was being ground between the new millstones “to smooth down the sharp points” on their faces. When the faces were fully finished and fitted together, they would be furrowed and dressed for grinding grain (
, 298–99). The forebay was a deep reservoir at the end of the millrace, from which water was taken to run the waterwheel.