Gideon and Tola thy enemies put to smart, Jair and Jephtha gave praises to thy name.
"A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume I."
R. Dodsley
A second explanation is that the town lies in a "loop" whose sides are formed by three mountain ridges, along one of which the River Tola runs like the pole or stick of the familiar urga of the plains.
"Beasts, Men and Gods"
Ferdinand Ossendowski
When we had crossed the Burgut Mountains, we entered the Tola River valley, farther up which Urga is located.
"Beasts, Men and Gods"
Ferdinand Ossendowski