His flourishing trade allowed him to set up a small shop and soon more Chinese settlers immigrated to the region. The mountain juncture made the area an excellent site for trading.
當時福建泉州人林章吞等，在北部山麓拓地建屋，開設小店，以平地物資與山胞交換山產；因正當入山孔道，生意興隆，又吸引了一些人來此做生意，漸成市集。