This past August another vein of sapphire was discovered in Taitung near Tulan Mountain, and another lode of green garnet was found in the jade mines of Feng-t'ien in Hualien.
今年八月，台東都蘭山區再度發現藍玉髓（即藍寶石）礦藏，加上花蓮豐田翠玉礦區也發現了價值昂貴的綠石榴礦，一時又使台灣東部的寶石開採，再度受人矚目。